Vector reported tens of thousands of strains of coronavirus in Russia

Rinat Maksyutov

According to virus samples, which are regularly received from all regions by the Vector State Scientific Center for Virology and Biotechnology, tens of thousands of strains of CORONAVIRUS infection are circulating in RUSSIA. About this, according to TASS, said the general DIRECTOR of the center Rinat Maksyutov.

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“At the moment, more than 7 thousand whole genome [samples] have been sequenced in total by all the efforts of Russia. More than 13 thousand substitutions have been identified, that is, the virus is very variable. We are talking about tens of thousands of different strains of the new coronavirus circulating in Russia,” he said.

More than ten cases of the Indian strain of COVID-19 were detected in Russia Society

In addition, Maksyutov said that Vector intends to apply to the World HEALTH Organization (WHO) for approval of the EpiVacCorona vaccine.

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