Russia authorized the use of the Sputnik V vaccine in May …

Russia allowed This Saturday the use of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in people over 60 years old.

“The Ministry of Health has approved changes in the instructions for using the drug. Thus, citizens over the age of 60 can also be vaccinated against the coronavirus,” said the head of the health portfolio, Mikhail Murashko, in statements on the giant’s public television. Eurasian.

So far, the Russian government has applied the Covid-19 vaccine to people between 18 and 60 years old, after the launch of the vaccination campaign on December 15.

Murashko stressed that the latest studies have confirmed that the use of the vaccine developed by the National Center of Gamaleya poses “no risk” to the elderly.

Last Friday, the director of the renowned institute of epidemiology, Alexandr Gintsburg, had anticipated that specialists had not detected new side effects in elderly people vaccinated with Sputnik V.

A few days ago, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, sparked a controversy by admitting at a press conference that he could not be vaccinated because his age – 68 – did not allow it.

“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”, explained the president when asked about s ‘he had been vaccinated.

Putin’s remarks had sparked criticism and fears in various countries, because he had left out of the vaccination plan one of the most fragile sectors during the contraction of the coronavirus.

At present, Russia has a total of 2,992,123 positive cases of COVID-19, a disease that has caused 53,539 deaths.