“Using the Sputnik V vaccine as the second component for the AZ vaccine eliminates the need to wait for the second vaccination within three months.

Clinical trials of this approach have already begun, ”the statement said.

At the end of November 2020, Sputnik V's developers recommended trying a scheme that combines an injection of AstraZeneca and the Russian vaccine against COVID-19.

AstraZeneca has accepted the proposal of Sputnik V developers for a combination of medications.

Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the Gamaleya Center, spoke about the combined preparation of Sputnik V and AstraZeneca.