Clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in children may start in May - June 2021, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Healthcare Ministry Alexander Gintsburg said on Wednesday, as reported by TASS.
"It is possible to start trials...
Russia reported a record high of 439 new deaths related to the novel coronavirus on Thursday, taking the official death toll to 32,032, Reuters reported.
Authorities also reported 21,608 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, including 5,997 in the capital Moscow, bringing the national tally to 1,858,568.
A verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Russia’s appeal of a four-year ban over doping must be unambiguous so it is implemented ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Russia was sanctioned last year after the World Anti-Doping Agency...
Russian State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector has discovered more than 15 compounds with pronounced antiviral activity, which are promising for the creation of drugs for the treatment of the coronavirus infection, Russian public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said, as reported by Sputnik.
"To date, the antiviral properties of...
Post-registration trials of Russia’s second COVID-19 vaccine are expected to start on Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said, as authorities urged the population to cancel year-end holiday plans, Reuters reported.
Russia in August became the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two...
China’s Tibet Rhodiola Pharmaceutical Holding announced a deal on Wednesday to manufacture, sell and test Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine in China, hours after interim results showed it was 92% effective at protecting people from the disease, Reuters reported.
The initial results of the Sputnik V vaccine are only the second to...
The developers of Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine say their formula appears to show 92 percent efficacy and no serious side effects, based on the preliminary results of a large-scale Phase III clinical trial, RT reported.
The vaccine is being tested in a large-scale double-blind survey involving 40,000 volunteers....
Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 19,851 in the past day and for the first time since November 5 the daily case tally was less than 20,000, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Wednesday, TASS informs.
Russia’s total COVID-19 case count rose to 1,836,960. The average growth rate dropped from 1.2%...
Moscow will limit hours at clubs, bars and restaurants for two months starting Friday, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced alongside other measures in the latest effort to contain a record-breaking surge of the coronavirus pandemic, The Moscow Times reported.
Starting Nov. 13, these establishments as well as others like bowling alleys,...
