The first batches of the teenage Sputnik received permission to release

Roszdravnadzor issued a permit for the release of the first component of the Sputnik M vaccine.The drug will be released into civil circulation after the issuance of permission for the second component

Roszdravnadzor issued a permit for the release of the first component of the Sputnik M vaccine against covid-19 for adolescents aged 12–17 years. This is evidenced by data from the register of Roszdravnadzor.

Trade name of the combined vector vaccine: Gam-COVID-Vac-M. it is a solution for intramuscular injection. Permission received by the Center. Gamaleya.

The press service of Roszdravnadzor told TASS that the agency had issued a permit for the production of two batches of the first component of the Sputnik M vaccine. “Permits have been issued for two batches of the first component of the Sputnik M vaccine, and only when permits for the second component are issued, the vaccine will be released into civil circulation by the holder of the registration certificate,” the message says.

In Moscow, testers of the teenage Sputnik will be paid 15 thousand rubles each. Society

The Sputnik M vaccine was registered at the end of November. Prior to that, she underwent a mixed first and second phase of research based on Moscow hospitals. The dosage of the vaccine for adolescents has been reduced by five times compared to the “adult” Sputnik, but vaccination with the “adolescent” Sputnik is also carried out in two stages. The HEAD of the Ministry of HEALTH, Mikhail Murashko, said that vaccination of adolescents would begin before the end of this year.

Since the beginning of November, the third phase of the clinical trial of the Sputnik M vaccine has begun in Moscow. It was assumed that 3 thousand teenagers will take part in the trials (2400 will receive the vaccine, 600 will receive a placebo). The study is being conducted at 12 medical institutions, including ten children's polyclinics and two hospitals. In three medical institutions on the basis of which research is being conducted, RBC was informed that volunteers can receive 15 thousand rubles. compensation.

Vaccination in regions of RUSSIA Number of doses of vaccine applied per 100 population of the region* first dose second dose *May not be equal to the share of the vaccinated population. The operational headquarters includes data on revaccination in the information on vaccination with the first and second dose. At the same time, he does not specify whether people who have been revaccinated once or several times are taken into account. Sources: CORONAVIRUS Operational Headquarters, Rosstat, RBC calculations Data for Russia i