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Industrial production of a vaccine against coronavirus in Russia in the best case - upon successful completion of all phases of testing - may begin closer to the fall, but the exact date to predict premature, said RIA Novosti Professor, head of laboratory of ecology of microorganisms, School of Biomedicine, far Eastern Federal University Mikhail shchelkanov.
Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of health reported that on June 18 in Sechenovskiy University begun clinical trials of a vaccine against the coronavirus, which was developed by national research centre of epidemiology and Microbiology named Gamalei. Director of the Institute for medical Parasitology, tropical and vector-borne diseases sechenovskiy University Alexander Lukashev July 12, reported RIA Novosti that the safety of the vaccine has been confirmed in clinical trials.
Head of the laboratory of ecology of microorganisms, School of Biomedicine, far Eastern Federal University Mikhail shchelkanov in an interview with "Moscow speaking" commented on reports that Chinese scientists have found a previously unknown strain of swine flu that can cause a new pandemic.
The virologist said that this virus has not yet infiltrated the human population.
Head of the laboratory of ecology of microorganisms, School of Biomedicine, far Eastern Federal University Mikhail shchelkanov believes that Russia may come second wave of coronavirus.
"In two weeks we will feel for yourself the surge, which is observed in European countries", — he said in an interview with Ura.ru.