“We are sure of this.
The Gamaley Institute explained that the Sputnik V vaccine is able to cope with mutations that are being registered in India, ”Interfax quotes the diplomat.
April 20, director of the center.
Gamalei Alexander Gunzburg said that the Sputnik V vaccine is effective against British, South African and Brazilian strains of coronavirus.
He also stated that the vaccine will be effective against the Indian mutation, because "the double vaccination with Sputnik V produces a high titer of protective immunoglobulins, even if the antigen is changed."
On April 21, it became known that in three regions of India, a triple mutation of the coronavirus was found, caused by the combination of three different strains of COVID-19.
As noted in the WHO, a situation with the rapid spread of a new strain of COVID-19, such as in India, can occur in any country.