Russia will provide Kazakhstan with a guaranteed volume of the world's first registered vaccine against coronavirus infection "Sputnik V". A corresponding agreement of understanding was signed between the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the single state distributor of drugs in Kazakhstan, SK-Pharmacy.

“The National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamalei. At the same time, immunization for Kazakhstanis at risk will be carried out on a free and voluntary basis and is possible only after the vaccine has passed all stages of clinical trials, ”the Kazakh government said in a statement.

In addition, the Ministers of Health of Russia and Kazakhstan, Mikhail Murashko and Alexei Tsoi, signed a protocol on further cooperation between the departments.

  • Ministers of Health of Kazakhstan and Russia Alexey Tsoi and Mikhail Murashko
  • © primeminister.kz

On August 24, it became known that Belarus will become the first country to receive the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. The presidents of the two countries Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko agreed on this. At the same time, Belarusian citizens will take part in the third stage of drug testing.

“The documents on the vaccine have been sent to them, and they are now considering them. And we offered to act as a country for conducting clinical trials, they confirmed that they are interested in this ... The number of people will be determined by the design of clinical trials, ”said Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko on August 25.

According to him, the Russian vaccine has received "worldwide resonance."

At the same time, the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology (NITsEM) named after honorary academician N.F. Gamalei received permission to conduct post-registration tests of the Sputnik V vaccine.

“Now what has been developed, two series, they will be checked by Roszdravnadzor, these are 10-12 days. And immediately a tender will be announced for the organization that will win the right to do this. She will start delivering the vaccine, and on September 15-20, probably, it will all be realistic, ”RIA Novosti quotes the director of the center, Alexander Gintsburg.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health registered a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Center. Gamalea, in dry form (lyophilisate), is used to make a solution for intramuscular administration.

"The Ministry of Health of Russia issued a registration certificate for the vaccine" Gam-COVID-Vac-Lyo ", developed by the Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology named after Gamalea and produced in the form of a lyophilisate for the preparation of a solution for intramuscular administration. The vaccine is registered "on conditions", in the order established by the decree of the government of the Russian Federation No. 441 ", - said in the message.

COVID-19 Statistics

Over the past day, 4676 new cases of coronavirus infection COVID-19 were detected in 85 regions of Russia. According to the headquarters, in 26.8% of them there were no clinical manifestations of coronavirus infection.

The subjects with the lowest growth rates were Moscow, Moscow, Smolensk and Omsk regions, the Chechen Republic, Sevastopol (all 0.2% each), Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Territory, Komi Republic, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Bryansk, Tambov, Lipetsk regions (all 0.3% each).

In the preceding two days, 5871 and 5811 cases of coronavirus were recorded.

In total, 970,865 cases of COVID-19 were detected in Russia. Since the beginning of the epidemic in Russia, 786 150 patients (80.94%) have recovered, including 6403 in the last day.

16 683 patients (1.72%) died of complications that developed against the background of coronavirus infection and concomitant diseases. During the day, 115 people died.

The regions where the largest number of new cases were detected per day included Moscow (640), St. Petersburg (181), Moscow (143), Rostov (130), Nizhny Novgorod (129) and Sverdlovsk regions (122).

Moscow remains the leader in the country in terms of the number of detected cases (259,070). As noted in the Department of Health of the capital, the average number of new cases of COVID-19 in two months decreased by more than 30%.

    According to Rospotrebnadzor, more than 35.1 million coronavirus tests have been carried out in Russia (according to this indicator, the Russian Federation is in second place in the world). During the day, the number of studies performed increased by 245 thousand. 211 thousand people remain under medical supervision in the country.