The head of the RDIF, Kirill Dmitriev, in an interview with RT, noted that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine is effective against all variants of COVID-19 mutations.
"Sputnik V" is the most effective vaccine at the moment against all variants of coronavirus mutations, including effective against all new mutations, and, if necessary, can be adapted to any strains of COVID-19, "he explained.
Dmitriev added that, according to recent studies, Sputnik V has shown the highest efficiency in the world in protecting against fatalities.
Sputnik V also has an efficiency of 85.7% against coronavirus infection and is a leader along with the drug from Moderna, ”the RDIF said in a statement.
At the same time, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that he received data from the register of vaccinated, according to which "the combination of the Sputnik vaccine and the revaccination Sputnik Light shows the best results - the protective protection is more than 92%."
In turn, the director of the center.
Gamalei Alexander Gunzburg said that the immunity to the new coronavirus in a teenager who is vaccinated with the Sputnik M vaccine will be no lower than that of an adult vaccinated against the coronavirus.
“For the simple reason ... that the amount of antibodies that our immune system will produce for different amounts of the same amount of antigens will be the same,” TASS quotes him.
Recall that the Sputnik M vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 in children aged 12 to 17 was registered by the Ministry of Health on November 24.
The drug consists of two components, which are administered at intervals of 21 days.
In Russia, over the past day, 34,690 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected.
The largest number of them was noted in Moscow (3929), the Moscow region (1812) and St. Petersburg (1704).
During this time, 36 145 patients have fully recovered, 1235 people have died.
The total number of COVID-19 cases registered in the country has reached 9,502,879.Since the beginning of the pandemic, 8,200,971 people have recovered in Russia, 270,292 patients have died.
The Moscow operational headquarters for control and monitoring of the situation with coronavirus added that 916 people were hospitalized in Moscow per day.
"There are 624 people on the ventilator," the message says.
Meanwhile, the press service of the administration of the governor of St. Petersburg announced that the restrictions imposed in the city due to the pandemic are being extended until January 31.
New strain of coronavirus
On November 25, a number of media outlets reported that scientists had discovered a new strain of coronavirus in southern Africa.
This was also reported by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of South Africa.
“A new strain of coronavirus, labeled B.1.1.529, has been discovered in the Republic of South Africa.
Experts are closely monitoring the situation and will constantly inform the population about what measures need to be taken, ”the TASS institute quotes a statement.
In particular, the Independent reported that this strain may further spread the coronavirus among more people.
Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial College London, told Sky News that strain B.1.1.529 may have "greater potential to bypass existing immunity than previous strains of coronavirus."
According to Ferguson, this strain has a high number of mutations.
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The World Health Organization announced that it will hold an emergency meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on November 26 in connection with the discovery of a new strain in South Africa.
Against the background of the emergence of information about a new variety of the virus, a number of countries announced the suspension of flights with some African states.
For example, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree banning entry into the country for citizens who were in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini over the past 14 days.
The Netherlands introduced a ban on flights from South Africa.
Since November 26, Great Britain has temporarily canceled flights with South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini.
The decision to restrict air traffic with South Africa from November 27 was made by the FRG authorities.
The Israeli authorities have banned their citizens from visiting South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini.
EU President Ursula von der Leyen said that the European Commission will consider the option of suspending flights to South Africa due to a new strain.
The head of the scientific group for the development of new methods for diagnosing human diseases at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor Kamil Khafizov said yesterday that the identified new strain of coronavirus has not yet been detected in Russia.
“If it is more infectious or resistant and multiplies, then there is a likelihood of its appearance in Russia, but so far we have not found it in the country, although a lot of genome research is being carried out,” Khafizov said.
He stressed that Russian test systems are capable of recognizing a new variant of the coronavirus.
The Russian Embassy in South Africa said that they are monitoring the situation around the new strain of coronavirus infection COVID-19.
They recalled that "at the moment, all general recommendations remain in force: observe the mask regime, the rules of personal hygiene, avoid crowded places, use antiseptic agents."