"The results of the studies clearly showed that all volunteers have a clear immune response resulting from vaccination," - said in the message.
The department said that "no side effects or abnormalities in the body of the volunteers have been identified."
It is noted that the final study took place in the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense named after N.N.Burdenko on August 3.
In the second half of July, the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Ruslan Tsalikov said that the vaccine against COVID-19, being developed by military virologists and specialists from the Gamaleya Center, is ready.
Also, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that mass vaccination against coronavirus in Russia could begin in October.
In addition, the head of the Ministry of Health said that they plan to start vaccination against COVID-19 in the country with doctors and teachers.