Omicron mutation – Russia: Within 10 days the development of a vaccine against the variant

Experimental work to create one new vaccine against Omicron mutation It will not take more than 10 days, said the director of the Gamalei Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow, which developed the Russian Sputnik-V vaccine against coronavirus, Alexander Ginsburg, speaking to Russia-24 television channel.

“The experimental work to obtain a new vaccine against the Omicron strain will not take more than 10 days. The rest of the time is spent on regulatory procedures. That is, processes related to licensing and the documentation that this vaccine is safe “, said Ginsburg, according to the TASS agency.

Given these procedures, the approval of the vaccine against the Omicron variant by the Ministry of Health of Russia it may take 45-50 days, he estimated.

Sputnik may provide protection against variation

Earlier, Russia announced that its vaccine, developed by the Gamale Institute of Moscow, Sputnik-V is likely to provide protection against the Omicron variant, as broadcast by ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ.

“The Gamale Institute believes that Sputnik V and Sputnik-Light will neutralize the Omicron variant, as they have the highest efficacy against other mutations,” he said. Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which trades the vaccine abroad through Sputnik-V’s official Twitter account.

“In the unlikely event that modification is required, we will produce several hundred million Sputnik booster vaccines adapted to the new variant until February 20, 2022 “, he stated.

Earlier, the Kremlin said more data was needed before conclusions could be drawn on the new coronavirus variant. “We see that the reaction to the markets is extremely emotional, it is not based on any scientific evidence, because it simply does not exist yet,” a Kremlin spokesman told reporters. Dmitry Peshkov.