The price of a children's vaccine against coronavirus has been announced

FAS: the maximum selling price for the Sputnik M vaccine will be 600.48 rubles.

The maximum selling price for the coronavirus vaccine ” Sputnik M “for children and adolescents is 600.48 rubles, this price was announced by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in its Telegram channel.

The cost of the drug was 30 percent lower than for the adult vaccine” Sputnik V “. “The decrease is due to a decrease in production costs compared to Sputnik V due to a lower concentration of active particles,” the department noted.

The registration of the COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents in Russia became known on November 24 … According to the results of clinical trials, the drug has high efficacy and safety. The vaccine was created on the same platform as Sputnik V, it is two-component – the interval between vaccinations should be 21 days.

About 150 thousand doses have already been released. The vaccine is expected to enter civilian circulation in mid-December. According to the instructions for the drug, after vaccination, cellular immunity to COVID-19 was formed in 93.2 percent of adolescents.

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