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The level of herd immunity to coronavirus in Russia exceeded 61%
The level of herd immunity to coronavirus in Russia reached 61.1%. This was announced on Tuesday, December 28, by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova at a meeting of the Council under the Government of Russia on issues of guardianship in the social sphere.
“Thanks to vaccination, the level of herd immunity in the Russian Federation today is 61.1%. This is not enough to feel safe, and in this sense we must continue to work together to convince our citizens of adherence to vaccination, ”said Golikova
In turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on December 28 that the level of collective immunity to coronavirus in Russia should reach 90% . The head of state also noted the high ability of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to fight the Omicron strain. According to him, the neutralizing effectiveness of the drug is about 90%.
On the eve of the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov again pointed out the need to increase the level of collective immunity to coronavirus among Russians. He expressed hope for the conscientiousness of citizens who will be vaccinated and revaccinated.
As WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus wrote on December 27 in a column for Izvestia, the world community can end the COVID pandemic in 2022 . He stressed the need for all countries to work together to reach the global goal of vaccinating 70% of the world's population by mid-2022.
The Russian authorities urge citizens to get vaccinated in order to protect their health and take care of their loved ones. Russians are vaccinated for free. Five vaccines against coronavirus have been registered in the country: Sputnik V , Sputnik Light , EpiVacCorona , EpiVacCorona-N and KoviVac .
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