Gunzburg says no eggs are used in the production of Sputnik V

Center them. N.F. Gamalei does not purchase eggs for the production of its coronavirus vaccine. This was reported to RIA Novosti by its director Alexander Gintsburg.

“For the production of Sputnik V, [eggs] are not needed. Everything is done on synthetic media,” Gunzburg said.

Earlier, the head of the Rosselkhoznadzor , Sergei Dankvert, told RBC that Russia is completely dependent on the import of chicken eggs, which are necessary for the production of vaccines, including against COVID-19 .

According to him, for the production of vaccines, eggs are needed that are free from pathogenic microflora, and in Russia there are no special factories that produce them. Therefore, all eggs that are used for these purposes are imported from abroad. At the same time, the production of eggs, which are used for food, is well developed in Russia, says Dankvert.