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) "Konvasel" provides rapid elimination of infected cells at the earliest stages of the infectious process, effectively preventing the spread of the virus in sensitive tissues and preventing the development of an acute disease when infected with any strain, including BA.2.75 , known as the “centaur,” TASS quotes him.

In April, the St. Petersburg Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums (SPbNIIVS) of the FMBA of Russia launched the commercial production of the Konvasel vaccine to prevent a new coronavirus infection.

The head of the FMBA, Veronika Skvortsova, said that the Konvasel vaccine has no age restrictions, but in order to expand the age limits for use, certain regulations must be observed.

Immunologist Nikolai Kryuchkov, in an interview with NSN, spoke about the features of the centaur, a subspecies of the omicron coronavirus strain.