"It is assumed that on January 19, the Chumakov Center will submit to the Ministry of Health a package of documents necessary to start the vaccine registration process," RIA Novosti quoted Golikova as saying.

According to her, in accordance with the minimum possible deadlines, registration is expected on February 16.

Earlier, Golikova said that clinical trials of a vaccine against coronavirus infection, created by the Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Preparations named after M.P.

Chumakov of the Russian Academy of Sciences, showed the appearance of immunity to COVID-19 already on the 28th day after the introduction of the first dose.