According to her, there is still no registered vaccine against COVID-19 for children and adolescents in the country, for its appearance it is necessary to do full-fledged clinical studies, permission for which has now been issued to the Gamaleya Center.
"But until we get the result of the study, it is too early to discuss this topic," Kuznetsova is quoted as saying by TASS.
She stressed that even with the registration of such a vaccine and the issuance of permission for its use, vaccinations for children and adolescents can only be done with the consent of their parents.
Previously director of the center. Gamalei Alexander Gunzburg said that vaccination of adolescents against coronavirus should begin before September 20, 2021.