Russian Direct Investment Fund says Sputnik V quickly adapts to a new strain variant
26.11.2021 14:33
The head of RDIF Dmitriev said that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine could be very quickly adapted to a new virus strain that was recently discovered in South Africa and Botswana.
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA NOVEMBER 16, 2021: Medical staff in protective gear in the red zone for COVID-19 patients at Pokrovskaya Municipal Hospital during the pandemic of the novel coronavirus. The hospital has been admitting patients suffering from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the second half of April 2020. Since the start of the pandemic, St Petersburg has reported more than 757,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Since 7 November 2021, the number of new confirmed cases has been increasing in St Petersburg by more than 2,500 daily. Peter Kovalev/TASS Ðîññèÿ. Ñàíêò-Ïåòåðáóðã. Ìåäèöèíñêèå ñîòðóäíèêè â “êðàñíîé çîíå” Ãîðîäñêîé Ïîêðîâñêîé áîëüíèöû, ãäå îêàçûâàþò ïîìîùü ïàöèåíòàì ñ êîðîíàâèðóñíîé èíôåêöèåé COVID-19. Ïåòð Êîâàëåâ/ÒÀÑÑ
“We can very quickly adapt the vaccine to the new option when needed,” Dmitriev said.
News Front previously reported that a new strain of coronavirus has been discovered in South Africa.
