"If we talk about a realistic time frame, then we do not expect to see large-scale vaccinations until the middle of next year," Harris quoted TASS as saying.
She said that "a significant number of candidate vaccines" are currently in the third stage of trials.
“We know that at least six to nine of them have already come a long way in testing,” said the WHO representative.
Previously, Deputy Director of the Center. Gamalei on scientific work Denis Logunov said that the vaccine against coronavirus infection COVID-19 "Sputnik V" was delivered to medical centers, where vaccination of volunteers will begin in the near future.