The Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology has received registration for the COVID-19 adolescent vaccine Sputnik M. The registration of the Russian drug was announced by the deputy head of the center Denis Logunov. TASS…
“Today, permission has been received to use Sputnik in the children’s population, the vaccine has received registration,” said Logunov.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced the registration of the vaccine. She noted that children will be vaccinated with the consent of their parents or the minor himself, if he is over 15 years old.
Alexander Gintsburg, director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, announced the results of a study of a COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents. According to him, among the side effects, there was only a slight increase in body temperature up to 37.4 degrees the next day after vaccination.
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