II International Scientific and Practical Conference on Counteracting New Coronavirus Infection held at the Presidential Library

December 9-10, 2021 Presidential Library’s conference hall (St. Petersburg, Senate Square, 3) hosted the II International Scientific and Practical Conference on counteracting new coronavirus infection and other infectious diseases.

The conference was organized by the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, St. Petersburg Pasteur Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Microbe Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute of Rospotrebnadzor.

The event was attended by leading Russian and foreign scientists, representatives of the CIS countries, the SCO, the European Union, international organizations, including the World Health Organization. Participation in the conference was possible in face-to-face format and in the format of video conference calls.

The conference highlighted the following scientific issues:

• ∙ Epidemiology of new coronavirus infection. Forecasts and models. Anti-epidemic measures. Reacting. Treatment.
• ∙ Experience of international cooperation in the fight against COVID-19.
• ∙ Molecular genetic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2: features, variability, distribution.
• ∙ New threat - impetus to the development of diagnostic technologies. New approaches to diagnostics, development of test systems. National laboratory testing strategies.
• ∙ Features of the formation of the immune response in COVID-19.
• ∙ Results of serological monitoring.
• ∙ Specific prophylaxis. Vaccine development and testing, including in the context of viral evolution.
• ∙ On the implementation of orders of the Government of the Russian Federation (programs of assistance to foreign partners) in the field of international development assistance on the fight against infections, including cross-border cooperation.

Recordings of conference events are available on the Presidential Library's YouTube channel.