a vaccine for the coronavirus must meet the highest requirements otherwise associated risks may be greater efficacy. This was stated by first Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on education and science, in the past, the main sanitary doctor of Russia Gennady Onishchenko.
According to him, the effectiveness of the drug from COVID-19 must be at least 50-60%. If it is lower, then instill in people such a vaccine will be an exercise in futility.
“the Risk will exceed the efficiency, because the immune system of the elderly population does not give such an adequate response,” – said Onishchenko live on NSN.
He added that from a scientific point of view, the vaccine is not a very difficult task. Also no problem with those who need to vaccinate in the first place – risk group COVID-19 are already defined. People in this category and should be taught first, and the rest (most) immunity to infection developed at the cost of mild or asymptomatic course of the disease.
“the Need for total vaccination I do not see”, – said Onishchenko.
Earlier, doctor of biological Sciences Rinat Maksyutov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian vaccine against coronavirus may be registered in September.
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