Russian Deputy Prime Minister names companies leading in COVID-19 vaccine development

Russian Deputy Prime Minister names companies leading in COVID-19 vaccine development
# 13 June 2020 14:23 (UTC +04:00)

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova on Saturday named companies that are making the most progress in the COVID-19 vaccine development, APA reports citing Sputnik.

"Speaking on the schedule, the leaders are, and by saying leaders I mean those cases when vaccines are expected to be available in 2020, the three institutions are leading [the development]," Golikova said.

According to Golikova, the Russian State Scientific Center for Virology and Biotechnology Vector, Russian Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) and the Gamalei National Research Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology are among the leaders. Moreover, the official said that she expected vaccines to be available by the end of the year.

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