23 Jul 2021 09:54

Interim results of phase 3 trials of Sputnik V vaccine to be published in Oct - Russian health minister

MOSCOW. July 23 (Interfax) - The interim results of the phase 3 clinical trials of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine are expected to be published in the fall, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Friday.

"Observations are being completed today. The interim results regarding the Sputnik V (Gam-Covid-Vac) vaccine will be prepared by October. Everything will be published," Murashko said in an interview with the Russian society Znaniye (Knowledge).

The interim results of the phase 3 and phase 4 trials of the other two vaccines - EpiVacCorona and CoviVac - will be published later, he said.

"As regards the other vaccines, we plan [to prepare reports] in late 2021 and in early 2022," he said.

A report on the CoviVac vaccine will be published in the first quarter of 2022, Murashko said.