Military and civilian: the vaccine COVID-19 test on two groups of volunteers

In the main military clinical Burdenko hospital, which will host clinical trials of new vaccines against coronavirus COVID-19, took another group of volunteers. They are civilians. In part one, posted yesterday, were military.

Ahead, two weeks of isolation, transfers TV channel “Russia 24”. All this time the participants will be under the supervision of physicians. Research that is carried out jointly by the Ministry of defense and scientific center of Gamaliel, expected to be completed by the end of July.

“For participation in clinical trials developed vaccine COVID-19 selected two groups of volunteers. The first group selected voluntarily willing to participate in tests of the military (officers, warrant officers, soldiers under contract). The second group was composed of volunteers – civilians — said the head of the Main military clinical hospital im. academician N. N. Burdenko General-major of medical service Evgeniy V. Kryukov, member-correspondent of the Russian Academy of Sciences, doctor of medical Sciences, Professor. The fourth and the ninth on June 14-the day the insulation was placed 50 military volunteers, including 10 medical workers. Today a group of civilian volunteers willing to participate in clinical trials, is also in the Main military clinical hospital named after N. N. Burdenko. The selection of military personnel for participation in vaccine trials are carried out exclusively on a voluntary basis. Part of contract servicemen in vaccine trials fully complies with the requirements of the Russian legislation. Soldiers volunteer to participate in clinical trials of a drug designed for the prevention and treatment of diseases resulting from the exposure to adverse biological factors and the unfavorable epidemiological situation in the background pandemic novel coronavirus infection COVID-19”.