“We have shown that even those cases that were in the vaccinated group all proceeded exclusively as mild, while in the placebo group there were also cases - both severe and moderate.

Therefore, we can say that the vaccine also provides 100% protection against the severe course of COVID-19, "he said during a briefing on the interim results of post-registration studies of the Sputnik V vaccine.

Earlier it became known that the effectiveness of the Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus was confirmed at 91.4%.

The head of the Gamaleya Center, Alexander Gunzburg, noted that Sputnik V would probably be able to protect the body for two years.