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Russian Vaccines Protect From All Known Strains of COVID-19, Rospotrebnadzor Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The immunity developed after Russian vaccines currently protects from all strains of coronavirus, the head of consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said on Friday.
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"The immunity developed after Russian vaccines protects today from all known variants and mutations," Popova told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.

Immunity after vaccination against coronavirus lasts 10-12 months, it is quite stable, she added.

During the coronavirus pandemic, Russia has taken the lead in the race to develop a vaccine, creating three different jabs: Sputnik V, developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Institute; EpiVacCorona by the Siberian research centre Vector; and the Chumakov Research Institute's CoviVac.

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