12/26/2020 7:40 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 12/26/2020 7:51 AM
The Russian Ministry of Health authorized this Saturday the vaccination with Sputnik V of
people over 60 years of age
, according to authorities of that country officially announced.
"The Ministry of Health approved changes to the instructions for use of the drug. Thus,
citizens over 60 years of age will also be able to be vaccinated against the coronavirus
," Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health, told Russian public television.
Until now Sputnik V, which began to be applied in Russia on December 15, was only being supplied to people between 18 and 60 years old.
Murashko, in this regard, affirmed that the latest analyzes confirmed that its use
does not pose any risk to older people
.
Yesterday, the director of the Gamaleya Center, Alexandr Gintsburg, had stated that scientists
did not detect new side effects
in the elderly vaccinated with Sputnik V.
BREAKING: Russia's Ministry of Health approved Sputnik V for 60+ population following clinical trials that showed complete safety and efficacy over 90% in this age group.
#SputnikV also fully protected from any severe cases in this and other age groups.https: //t.co/2XUaHpbgs3
- Sputnik V (@sputnikvaccine) December 26, 2020
Last week Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted at his annual press conference that
he could not get vaccinated
because his age, 68,
did not allow it
.
"I follow the recommendations of our specialists and that is why for now I have not had the vaccine, but
I will do it without fail when possible,
" said the president, who turned 68 on October 7.
Argentina
received the
first shipment of the Sputnik V vaccine
on Thursday
. It is an initial shipment of 300,000 doses, which will be distributed throughout the country
as of Monday
.
Hours before the arrival in the country of the Russian vaccine, the Ministry of Health
approved its application in people between 18 and 60 years old
.
It did so following a recommendation from the ANMAT, which
-in a brief report-
estimated that the known benefits "of the Sputnik V vaccine
" are greater than the uncertainty
.
"