Gunzburg: there is still no need to upgrade Sputnik V due to a new strain from Botswana 
– for a new strain of coronavirus, it may be needed only in case of a significant decrease in the effectiveness of the drug – by 8-10 times. So, to the question about the need to modernize Sputnik V, the director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Alexander Gintsburg, answered his words.
strain COVID-19 from African Botswana will appear in Russia. According to Gunzburg, today the domestic drug “Sputnik V” provides the widest palette of neutralizing antibodies to various strains of coronavirus in comparison with other widely used vaccines.
The discovery of a new African strain was previously reported by the Daily Mail. The publication noted that it contains 32 mutations, may be more infectious and resistant to vaccines. It was also clarified that ten cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus called B.1.1.529 were recorded in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong.
According to the headquarters on November 26, 34,690 cases of coronavirus were detected in Russia per day. The total number of infected during the entire pandemic reached 9,502,879.