MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia has started testing its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V on volunteers aged over 60, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told Sputnik on Friday.
It is crucially important to develop special vaccination parameters for the elderly patients, the health minister stressed.
Sputnik V Vaccine
In August, Sputnik V, developed by the Gamaleya research institute, became the world’s first registered vaccine against COVID-19.
Russia is expected to boost its production to 1.5 million doses in December, 3-3.5 million doses in January, and up to 15 million doses monthly in the spring, according to Trade Minister Denis Manturov.
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