“For participation in clinical trials developed vaccine was previously selected two groups of volunteers. The first group entered voluntarily willing to participate in trials of military personnel – officers, warrant officers, servicemen under contract. As part of the second group of selected volunteers among civilians”, – explained in the defense Ministry.
currently, all participants undergo a comprehensive medical examination. Directly to the test they will be admitted only after examination and obtain medical opinions of specialists about their health all the necessary requirements.
the defense Ministry reminded that the volunteers taking part in a clinical trial of a medicinal product, especially developed for the prevention and treatment of diseases resulting from the exposure to adverse biological factors and the unfavorable epidemiological situation in the background pandemic novel coronavirus infection COVID-19.
“4th and 9 th of June at 14-day isolation was placed 50 military personnel, including 10 health workers,” – said the defense Ministry.
it is Emphasized that the isolation is carried out before vaccination in order to exclude the possibility of infection to the participants and medical staff.
On 10 June, a group of civilian volunteers, previously expressed desire to take part in clinical trials, is also in the Main military clinical hospital named after N. N. Burdenko.
“the Status of all volunteers will be monitored by the doctors in the hospital. Will be measured blood pressure, pulse, temperature logging, study of a variety of specific indicators”, – told in the defense Ministry.
however, the military once again that the selection of military personnel for participation in vaccine trials are carried out exclusively on a voluntary basis. All participants are officers, warrant officers and soldiers serving under contract in the various divisions of troops NBC protection and medical institutions of the Russian defense Ministry.
In the defense Ministry noted that the involvement of contractors in vaccine trials fully complies with the requirements of the Russian legislation.
Testing a Russian vaccine against the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 military conducted jointly by National research centre of epidemiology and Microbiology. N. F.Gamalei.
the vaccine Trials on toxicity, safety, immunogenicity and protective efficacy on large and small animals previously held at 48 Central research Institute of defense Ministry.
on 26 may this year in the meeting via videoconference with Russian President Vladimir Putin MinistR of defense of the Russian Federation General of the army Sergei Shoigu reported that at the present time is developing a recombinant vaccine against the new coronavirus infection. Clinical studies will be completed by the end of July this year.
