
A nurse shows a package of the Sputnik M vaccine for children. File photoIRKUTSK, January 24The first batch of the Sputnik-M coronavirus vaccine for teenagers has arrived in the Angara region, the press service of the government of the Irkutsk Region reports. «The first batch of 1,680 doses of the coronavirus vaccine for Adolescents from 12 to 17 years old received Sputnik-M in the Angara region,» the message says. It is noted that immunization of adolescents will be carried out in polyclinics. In the future, it will be carried out in schools and at vaccination points. The Russian Ministry of Health registered the Sputnik M coronavirus vaccine in November 2021. The drug will be used to prevent COVID-19 in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. The vaccine consists of two components, which are administered at intervals of 21 days.

