Russia has examined a nasal spray type of its COVID-19 vaccine that’s appropriate for youngsters aged 8-12, and plans to launch the brand new product in September, the scientist who led the event of the Sputnik V vaccine stated on Saturday.
Alexander Gintsburg, who heads the Gamaleya Institute that developed Sputnik V, stated the spray for youngsters used the identical vaccine “solely as a substitute of a needle, a nozzle is placed on”, the TASS news agency reported.
The children’s shot is expected to be ready for distribution by Sept. 15, Gintsburg was quoted as saying during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
The research group tested the vaccine on children aged between eight and 12 and found no side effects among the test group, including no increase in body temperature, Gintsburg said in comments reported by the TASS news agency.
“We are inoculating our little (patients) nasally, we are just administering the same vaccine as a nasal spray,” Gintsburg stated, with out giving additional particulars in regards to the research such as what number of youngsters have been concerned.
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