Gunzburg said that the nasal vaccine against COVID-19 is a booster

The nasal vaccine against coronavirus infection will be used for the time being as a booster after vaccination with Sputnik V. This was stated by the director of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg, RIA Novosti reports.

“Now we will use it as a booster. As a result of the research, we will see if it is possible to replace the injection with intranasal. So far, the first experimental data that we have show that it gives a pretty decent antibody titer, that is, it works well,” Gunzburg said.

Gunzburg did not rule out registering a nasal vaccine ahead of schedule Society

Gunzburg has previously said that experts do not yet have data on 100% protection against coronavirus after using a nasal vaccine. For this reason, he recommended that Sputnik V be injected with her.

At the same time, Gunzburg did not rule out that the nasal vaccine could be registered earlier than the stated deadline. In October last year, the Ministry of Health authorized clinical trials of the Sputnik V nasal vaccine against COVID-19 . 500 volunteers will participate in them, the studies will last until December 31, 2023.

Gunzburg said that it would be necessary to apply the spray no more than once every six months. Anyone who has also been vaccinated with a nasal vaccine will not be a distributor of the virus, said the director of the Center. Gamaleya.

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