A single dose of Sputnik V generates enough antibodies to protect against COVID-19: López-Gatell

Hugo lopez-gatell, Under-Secretary for Prevention and Health Promotion, ensured that a single dose of Sputnik V vaccine provides enough antibodies to protect against infection with SARS-CoV-2. According to the official, the above was stated by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, the institution responsible for producing the antigen of Russian origin.

During the evening press conference, the so-called ‘COVID-19 czar’ explained that the apps said biological they contain two different compositions. The first dose is given with a formula called adenovirus type 26 and the second with adenovirus type 5.

The Sputnik vaccine has a mixed composition so that, unlike all the others that we have in Mexico and that exist so far in the world, the first dose is a chemical composition and the second is another chemical composition, very similar but different. . Very similar but complementary. The first is called adenovirus type 26 and the second is adenovirus type 5

On the other hand, he announced that the Mexican government has already been offered to acquire the “Sputnik Light” version, which consists of a single dose and will be presented next Friday at a meeting with scientists from Russia and the Fund. Russian investment.

“Scientists at the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology have found that the combination makes the vaccine particularly useful because it increases its potency. However, in recent months, the Russian government itself has identified that with the first dose high immunity is achieved, a large proportion of people are immune, so that it is possible to switch to a single dose.

This is not yet officially established anywhere in the world, but he has already proposed to change the wording which is recognized in Mexico, the emergency health register, tomorrow we will have a video conference with Russian scientists and the Russian direct investment fund, where They will present this possibility to us and this vaccine will be called “ Sputnik Light ”, from the English term for light, it is lighter than two doses.“Said the under-secretary.

Hugo López-Gatell took the opportunity to remind that all vaccines administered in Mexico have high standards of safety and efficacy, so it is important to go to authorized SARS-CoV-2 vaccination centers.

Be sure that all the vaccines applied in the vaccination centers are safe and effective vaccines, there is only one program, it will not be that they want to sell you the vaccine or that they want to put it in. a private clinic or something unrelated to the national immunization program

The April 29 report indicates that Last Wednesday, 369,760 doses of the biologic were applied, bringing the total to 17,357,993 injections.

And one of the results of Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard’s visit to Russia was the offer of the new vaccine. Sputnik Light.

According to the report of the secretary for external relations, the proposal was not discussed during his meetings with the various Russian institutions, however, the decision it will depend on the health authorities. What he clarified is that if he agrees to apply it to the Mexican population, this This could affect the 24 million vaccine contract against Sputnik V with the Russian government.

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