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Russia’s Chumakov Center says its vaccine against Delta strain may be ready within a year

31 August 2021 15:10 (UTC +04:00)

Russia’s Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products can create a new vaccine against the COVID-19 Delta variant within a year, said the center’s Director General Aidar Ishmukhametov, APA reports citing TASS.

"Within a year," he said responding to the question about when the new vaccine could be created.

Ishmukhametov noted that the CoviVac vaccine developed by the center was 80-percent effective against the Delta variant.

"We give 80% of antibody response, so it is necessary to get vaccinated with what is available now and by no means wait for something new. The current arsenal of available coronavirus vaccines must be fully used now," he stressed.