"To date, it has been experimentally verified, including in the laboratories of our institute, that Sputnik V, the serum obtained from those vaccinated with Sputnik V, perfectly neutralises the British version of the pathogen COVID-19", Gintsburg said at a briefing.
The Gamaleya chief also said that the research on the protection from other coronavirus variants is ongoing, and results may appear within a week or more.
The new strain of coronavirus was discovered in southeast England in September 2020 and emerged in December, prompting a new national lockdown. It subsequently spread rapidly throughout the United Kingdom and continental Europe, as, according to British authorities, it is believed to be up to 70 percent more transmissible than regular coronavirus.