“Sechenovskiy University has successfully completed tests on volunteers of the world's first vaccine against coronavirus,” Vadim Tarasov, director of the Institute of Translational Medicine and Biotechnology of Sechenovskiy University, quotes RIA Novosti.
Director of the Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector-borne Diseases at Sechenovskiy University Alexander Lukashev said that the safety of the vaccine was confirmed.
According to him, before the start of the tests, the volunteers were thoroughly examined, including for the absence of antibodies to coronavirus.
Earlier it became known that test volunteers tolerate the vaccine against COVID-19 well, their condition is not a concern.