Moscow has again received the vaccine against the coronavirus "KoviVac".  Queues have already lined up for the drug, and its quantity is limited.  About where it is possible for them to take root and why it inspires such confidence on the part of citizens - in the material of "Evening Moscow".

 The first vaccine - it was against rabies - was produced in Odessa by Louis Pasteur's technology at the Odessa Pasteur station back in tsarist Russia.  And this was started by the outstanding Russian scientist Nikolai Gamaleya, said the molecular biologist, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Netesov.

 According to him, for a long time in the Russian Empire, and then in the USSR, the Odessa anti-plague station enjoyed the deepest respect.  But in the late 1950s, the Soviet Union began to produce another very important vaccine - against polio.  It was developed by Mikhail Chumakov, founding director of the Institute for Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitis, in collaboration with the American scientist Alfred Sabin.  Now this institute is called the Chumakov Center.  For more than 60 years on its site, a variety of vaccines have been produced, which causes deserved respect and authority, Netesov notes.

 “After all, they produce not only vaccines against poliomyelitis, but also against rabies, yellow fever, and tick-borne encephalitis.  A significant part of these vaccines are made on the basis of inactivated vaccine technology - this is when a chemical inactivator is added to the virus preparation, after which it is mixed with other components, carefully tested and used for vaccination.  This organization has the most extensive experience in the development and production of vaccines in Russia, the expert says.

 The Gamaleya Center, which created the most common Russian vaccine for immunization of COVID-19, Sputnik V, has not developed a single mass vaccine before this drug.  So the M.P. Chumakov Center has earned a high reputation for years of achievements.  Therefore, Netesov believes, one should not think and wonder why the Russians are chasing KoviVak.

 “People just know the story, read the article on Wikipedia, went to the manufacturer's website, and everything became clear to them,” the expert explained.

 Epidemiologist Eduard Shunkov has a similar opinion.

 - Even initially, when the development of KoviVac began, there were many rumors on the Internet that it would be easier to carry than the Sputnik V, which was available at that time.  Actually, even now, according to reviews on the Internet and rumors that are actively circulating, "KoviVac" is less reactogenic due to the fact that it does not contain an adenovirus particle, but contains an inactivated "corona virus".  People believe that "Sputnik V" is a live vaccine, and from this they have less confidence in it, - the specialist explained.

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 At the same time "Sputnik V" is a very good vaccine, the interlocutors of "VM" emphasize.

 - Both are effective.  Even taking into account the fact that Sputnik V is more reactogenic, it is more effective, in my opinion, - says Shunkov.  - Because according to the logic of things, the more the reaction gives immunity in response to the introduction of antigen, the more efficiently the immunization process takes place.

 It is another matter, Netesov noted in turn, when the development of a very delicate product and its implementation are "accompanied by frills."  This clearly causes distrust, despite all the advantages.

 - I myself have read all the articles about Sputnik, including bloggers, and the conclusions of a group of distrustful volunteers.  And the opinion was this: "Sputnik V" is a good drug, but its introduction into production and practice was accompanied by such amazing mistakes.  How could the documentation be posted on the "wrong" site in Europe, and then also in the press to appear that the EMA (European Medicines Agency - approx. "VM") ignored them?  - reminded the scientist.

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 The leadership of the Chumakov Center, according to Netesov, simply could not afford such incidents.

 - Until now, a good vaccine "Sputnik" appears in many publications around the world as a result of strange marketing leaps.  Although this is a paradox!  In fact, there is no proof of the effectiveness of the vaccine "CoviVac" yet.  People just trust the reputation.  After all, the Chumakov Center has never ruined it for itself.  Yes, and sometimes they were wrong.  But when a mistaken person himself honestly admits his mistake and begins to correct it openly, they continue to believe him, - concluded the interlocutor of "VM".

 Against the fourth wave

 According to Shunkov, it is good that the population trusts at least one of the available vaccines more and wants to be actively vaccinated with it.

 - This will only contribute to the fact that more people will receive immunity in the process of this event.  This will be a good help so that we can talk about the early completion of the third wave and the prevention of mass morbidity.  Perhaps this will serve to ensure that the fourth wave will not come, and if it does, it will be in the form of local outbreaks, '' the epidemiologist summed up.

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 According to the mos.ru website, the KoviVac vaccine developed by the Chumakov Center was delivered to 14 Healthy Moscow pavilions on July 10.  They are located in the Festival Park, Gorky Park, a park near the prefecture of the Northern Administrative District, in the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, in the Olympic Village Park, in the park on Druzhby Street near the Chinese Embassy, ​​in Perovsky Park, in the Teply Stan landscape reserve  , in the park near the cultural center "Inspiration", in the park of the 50th anniversary of October, the park named after the 850th anniversary of Moscow, the Dusseldorf park, the park "Northern Tushino" and the Goncharovsky park.

 In addition to KoviVac, other drugs are available to Muscovites: Sputnik V, EpiVacCorona and Sputnik Light.

 You can also get vaccinated against coronavirus in city clinics, popular recreational areas of townspeople and shopping centers.  To do this, you need to sign up on the mos.ru website, the State Services portal and application, through the UMIAS system, or get vaccinated on a live queue basis.  It is enough to have a passport and SNILS with you.

As you can see in Russia, you can freely vaccinate for free in the clinic and organized places .. Everyone decides for himself which vaccine to choose. Be healthy!

Sincerely, Lyubov Sultanova.

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