The effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine on the 42nd day after injection exceeds 95%.
This is evidenced by the second interim analysis of clinical trial data, information about which was published by the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
Note that on the 28th day, the effectiveness of the drug was 91.4%.
"The calculation of efficacy was carried out based on the analysis of data on 18 794 volunteers who received the first and second injection of the Sputnik V vaccine or placebo, at the second control point - 39 sick volunteers as of November 23, 2020, in accordance with the clinical trial protocol", - the message says.
These interim data will be published in one of the leading international peer-reviewed medical journals.
At the Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F.
The Gamalei stressed that “there are still no unforeseen adverse events identified”.
The research involves 40 thousand volunteers, of whom more than 22 thousand were vaccinated with the first injection, and over 19 thousand were vaccinated with the first and second injections.
According to Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, data on high efficiency give hope for an early receipt of "the most important tool in the fight against the pandemic."
“We are planning to carry out a third interim data analysis with 78 confirmed coronavirus cases among volunteers, and we have every reason to believe that the result will exceed our initial expectations.
The final evaluation of the drug's effectiveness will be available at the end of Phase III clinical trials, ”added Alexander Gunzburg, head of the Gamaleya Center.
In addition, the RDIF announced the cost of the vaccine dose at which Sputnik V will be sold on the international market - it will be less than $ 10 per dose.
In this case, two doses are required for vaccination.
Thus, the Russian vaccine is two or more times cheaper than foreign mRNA vaccines with similar efficiency indicators.
As a reminder, the Sputnik V vaccination will be free of charge for Russian citizens.
“The cost of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine for international markets will be less than $ 10 per dose, which is less than $ 20 for two doses required to vaccinate one person.
Thus, Sputnik V will be two or more times cheaper than foreign RNA vaccines with similar efficacy, ”the press release says.
The first foreign supplies of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to customers will be carried out in January 2021 on the basis of existing partnerships with foreign manufacturers.
Those customers who have recently submitted applications will be able to receive the first vaccine batches from March 2021.
COVID-19 statistics
Over the past day, 24,326 new cases of coronavirus were detected in 85 regions of Russia.
In the previous two days, the country recorded 25,173 and 24,581 new cases of COVID-19, respectively.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,138,828 cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in Russia, 1,634,671 people have recovered, including 23,226 in the last 24 hours.
At the same time, 37,031 people have died from complications that developed against the background of coronavirus infection and concomitant diseases.
During the day, the number of deaths increased by 491.
The largest number of new cases of coronavirus over the past day was detected in Moscow (5838), St. Petersburg (3179), Moscow (970), Nizhny Novgorod (443), Sverdlovsk (384), Arkhangelsk (351) regions and Krasnoyarsk Territory (336).
The regions with the lowest growth rate of COVID-19 were the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (0.2%), the Republics of Kalmykia and Dagestan, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the Bryansk Region (all 0.6% each).
As Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said at a meeting of the coordination council of human rights ombudsmen, in 32 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the incidence of COVID-19 exceeds the average level, while in 35 regions of the country "work has not begun on the use of appropriate financial resources."
“Unfortunately, as we expected, with the onset of the autumn-winter epidemic season, the situation with the spread of the new coronavirus infection continues to worsen,” Golikova added.
She also explained that more than 274 thousand beds have been deployed throughout the country for patients with coronavirus, over 21 thousand beds are equipped with artificial lung ventilation devices.
“As of yesterday morning, 78.2% of the bed capacity was occupied, the workload of the bed stock is higher than the average Russian level in 43 regions.
The most critical situation is in six regions, where bed occupancy is over 90%.
This is the Ivanovo region - 92%, the Oryol region - 92.7%, the Komi Republic - 90.6%, Mordovia - 92.1%, the Republic of Crimea - 93.6% and the city of St. Petersburg - 90.3 ", - explained Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
According to Golikova, starting in 2021, it is planned to start mass vaccination of the population, which will be voluntary.
In turn, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova expressed the opinion that there are "elements of stabilization" of the situation with COVID-19 in the Russian Federation, but efforts should not be weakened.
Coronavirus infection has the characteristics of a seasonal illness, she said.
“This suggests that he will most likely come every year, will be active in the cold season,” said the chief sanitary doctor of the Russian Federation.
According to Rospotrebnadzor, since the beginning of the pandemic in the Russian Federation, more than 73.3 million laboratory tests have been carried out for a new type of coronavirus infection, including 362 thousand in the last day.
480 thousand people remain under medical supervision.
More than 59 million cases of coronavirus infection have been identified in the world, according to the latest data from the American Johns Hopkins University.
The largest numbers are in the United States (over 12.4 million), India (9.1 million) and Brazil (6 million).
At the same time, more than 1.396 million people worldwide died from complications associated with coronavirus infection and other diseases, including 257 thousand in the United States, 169 thousand in Brazil and 134 thousand in India.
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Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy director for clinical and analytical work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, told TASS that the most "formidable" symptom of coronavirus infection COVID-19 is the appearance of shortness of breath.
According to her, in this case it is necessary to consult a doctor.
Now citizens of the Russian Federation can use the mobile application "State services.
COVID Tracker ", which will help track people who have been in contact with coronavirus infections.
The application was developed by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation with the participation of the Ministry of Health.
“This technology fixes other users' devices through your Bluetooth, exchanging random keys with them.
Your device stores its list of keys locally without transmitting it out.
If one of the users gets sick and has a positive test for COVID-19, he reports this anonymously through the application, providing only access to his random keys for the last two weeks, ”- says the description of the application.
Veteran Award
On the eve, on the official Internet portal of legal information, a decree was published on awarding the insignia “For Benefit” to Zinaida Korneva.
A veteran of the Great Patriotic War from St. Petersburg raised more than 4.5 million rubles for families of doctors who suffered in the fight against coronavirus.
"For her great contribution to charitable and social activities to award the badge of distinction" For Benevolence "to Zinaida Antonovna Korneva, the city of St. Petersburg," the document says.
Zinaida Korneva, who turned 98 in September, began raising funds following the example of British veteran Tom Moore - he walked around his yard 100 times before his 100th birthday.
In turn, a citizen of the Russian Federation published videos on her YouTube channel, during which she told her own memories of the Great Patriotic War.