Chumakov Center spoke about the third phase of research on a vaccine against COVID-19

“We submitted (documents. -

), we were asked additional questions, as it happens, we answered them, we are waiting.

I think, a week or two, and we will begin the third stage of testing "KoviVac", - he said in an interview with Izvestia.

Ishmukhametov added that volunteers over 60 years old and groups of people aggravated by various diseases: cancer, autoimmune, with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will take part in the research.

“This is our next task in the third phase.

We asked for more than three thousand subjects, but, probably, this number will expand, ”the specialist noted.

Earlier, Ishmukhametov said that the Chumakov center plans to increase production of the coronavirus vaccine in the near future.