Alexander Gintsburg, Director of the Gamaleya Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Research, announced the development of a new coronavirus vaccine that can fight the Kraken strain and other new variants of the virus. DEA News.
“Yes, they started assembling a new vaccine, they started making it in design form. It will be against options with the letter X – XBB and XBВ.1.5 (kraken). “I don’t know how quickly the XBV.1.5 variant will spread, but the vaccine needs to be made as soon as possible,” said Gunzburg.
The first case of transmission of a new strain called “kraken” in Russia occurred in the Penza region, but Roszdravnadzor noted that there are no plans to impose any additional restrictions.
Former Director of the Epidemiology and Microbiology Research Center named after VI. NF Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg said About the existence of dozens of different strains of coronavirus in Russia.
He added that it is no longer correct to call hybrids “omicron” because they are already “descendants” of the original strains of the virus.