Gunzburg announced the imminent registration of a children's vaccine against COVID-19

Registration of a children's vaccine against CORONAVIRUS is expected soon, now experts are conducting a pharmacological examination of the drug. About this "RIA Novosti" said the DIRECTOR of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. N.F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg.

“Now experts are working: a pharmaco-expertise is being carried out. I hope soon for a positive decision on registration,” he said.

In June, Gunzburg announced for the first time that the Center. N.F. Gamalei submitted documents to the Russian Ministry of HEALTH to obtain permission to study the use of the Sputnik V vaccine in children. He pointed out that approximately 350 children aged 12 to 17 years old would participate in the trials of the drug, and different concentrations of the vaccine would be used for each age.

it was originally planned to register the vaccine for children by September 15, and to start vaccinating children and adolescents by September 20. However, Gunzburg expressed concern that a third phase of testing would also have to be carried out. He also previously said that the covid-19 vaccine for children could be called "Sputnik M", where "M" stands for "for little ones".