In the coming days, the use of Sputnik V will be approved in people over 60, confirmed an expert from Conicet – Telam

The specialist said that Sputnik V “is in the last stage of the clinical phase, phase 3.”

Daniela Hozbor, Conicet vaccine specialist, assured Russian Sputnik V vaccine would be approved for people over 60 in this country “in the coming days”.

“What they revealed are the group’s results over 60 years, but this group is already included in the unscientific release, although it still does not have approval and is expected to have it in the next few years. days, ”Hozbor said, speaking with El Uncover. Radio.

In this sense, the specialist from Conicet stressed that “before the end of the year (the vaccine) will be approved in Russia for this age group”.

Explaining how vaccine studies are conducted, the specialist said that Sputnik V “is at the last stage of the clinical phase, phase 3”, and that what is sought at this stage is to corroborate the results. “safety and efficiency”, vaccine.

“In the study – he continued – tens of thousands of individuals are assessed and include different age groups.”

The Conicet scientist noted that “when clinical trials are done, they are first conducted on the population with the most robust immune systems, and then they are scaled into other age groups.”

Regarding vaccine approval, Hozbor also said that “the regulators, in our case the Anmat, are strong and have a track record. We need to be sure they are going to use vaccines that are analyzed by regulators and not something that hurt “.

The specialist also pointed out that “There is a lot of history in the development of vaccines, against other coronaviruses, and that makes the research solid.” and added: “There are now over 50 human clinical phase vaccines and 13 clinical phase 3 vaccines.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that he has not yet been vaccinated because at the moment Sputnik V is approved in Russia for the age group between 18 and 60 years old, but that he will do so “when c ‘is possible”.

“I follow the recommendations of our specialists and that is why, so far, I have not had the vaccine, but I will do it without fail when possible,” he said during a press conference.