Named after NF Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg, Director of the Epidemiology and Microbiology Research Center, said that the vaccine against coronavirus infection for children aged 6 to 11 years could be called Sputnik D. It has been reported TASS.
“Of course, they will all be Sputnik M, Sputnik, D-series, etc., respectively,” Gunzburg said.
So he answered the question about the name of the vaccine.
Earlier, Gunzburg had confirmed that it submitted documents to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for registration of a vaccine against COVID-19 for children aged 6-11 years.
The registry data for the new vaccine reads: “The trade name is Gam-covid-vac-d, a combined vector vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Solution for intramuscular injection, component I (0.5 ml/dose) plus component II (0.5 ml/dose). Shelf life – 15 months.
before Gunzburg declarationThe emergence of a new variant of the “micron” strain XBB.1.5 or “kraken” indicates a much faster change in coronavirus and the emergence of more new strains in the future.
Source: Gazeta
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