Immunologists assessed the need for constant revaccination against COVID-19

As long as the CORONAVIRUS pandemic lasts, a revaccination scheme every six months can be justified, an immunologist, HEAD of the laboratory for vaccine prevention and immunotherapy of allergic diseases, the Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums named after RBC, told RBC. I. Mechnikov RAMS Mikhail Kostinov.

“When the pandemic is over, then the question will be decided: is it necessary or not, in six months, in two or three. These are all processes of knowledge and study. I think it is more realistic that the next 5-10 years will probably have to happen every year. But, I repeat, no one knows,” he said.

The general DIRECTOR of the company for research, development and registration of medicines, immunologist, candidate of medical sciences Nikolai Kryuchkov told Moskovsky Komsomolets that Russians will not have to be revaccinated against covid-19 every six months throughout their lives.

“This can only happen during a pandemic. And it will not exist forever, ”he assured.