RDIF: to the end of the year in Russia will produce 30 million vaccines against coronavirus

CEO of the Russian direct investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said that by the end of the year will produce about 200 million doses of vaccines against coronavirus COVID-19, 30 million of them in Russia. For all the time of a pandemic COVID-19 in Russia was found 777 thousand cases of infection, 553 thousand people have recovered.

“Thanks to the production of the vaccine through partnerships in several countries, we expect to increase to 200 million doses by the end of the year, 30 million doses will be produced in Russia, and the rest through international partnerships around the world,” said Mr. Dmitriev in interview to the information centre Stopmanager.of the Russian Federation. However, he said that Russia should be vaccinated 40-50 million people.

The head of The FUND reminded that the domestic vaccine COVID-19, which develops Institute of a name of Gamalei, has successfully passed the first stage of clinical trials, the second stage will end on 3 August. In the third stage testing will also be held in the United Arab Republic, Turkey and Africa. According to Mr. Dmitriev, the vaccine will be approved in August, then we can start mass production. The authorities of partner countries can endorsements the drug in September. Kirill Dmitriev believes that mass production of the vaccine “will be able to stop a potential second wave of the pandemic”.

Today, July 20, the Russian defense Ministry has completed phase clinical trials of a vaccine against coronavirus. During the tests, volunteers have identified the necessary antibodies to COVID-19. Earlier in Saint-Petersburg began testing foreign vaccines against coronavirus.