The fourth vaccine against COVID first arrived in the Novosibirsk region

For the first time, a batch of 12,000 doses of the Sputnik Light CORONAVIRUS vaccine has arrived in the Novosibirsk Region. This was announced during an operational meeting in the government of the region by the Minister of HEALTH of the region Konstantin Khalzov.

“On the weekend, yesterday, we received 12,000 Sputnik Light. For the first time, this vaccine was delivered to the Novosibirsk region, ”TASS quotes Khalzov as saying.

He added that the region received 589,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines in total. 551 thousand people were vaccinated with the first component, 442 thousand people were vaccinated with the second component.

According to the operational headquarters, as of the morning of July 25, 51.4 thousand cases of coronavirus were registered in the region, including 3.7 thousand children. 44.1 thousand patients have fully recovered.

The Sputnik Light vaccine was registered in RUSSIA on May 6, this is the fourth Russian vaccine against covid-19 . In RDIF, its effectiveness was estimated at 79.4%. The drug is also effective against all strains of coronavirus, and antigen-specific antibodies (IgG) are produced already on the 28th day, the institute said. Gamaleya. If the person being vaccinated already has antibodies, Sputnik Light will increase them by 40 times on the tenth day after the injection, the institute assured.