Putin Instructed to Start Mass Vaccination against COVID-19 in Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to start mass vaccination of Russians against coronavirus beginning with next week. "I ask you to start mass vaccination of the entire population from next week and build an appropriate schedule of work, as we do with other diseases, for example, influenza," the head of state said at a meeting with government members. The President noted that there should be no problems with this, since the Sputnik V vaccine does not require special transportation conditions. He called the Russian drug the best in the world but noted that it is necessary to understand the way it is to act if many strains. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova replied that beginning with Monday the departments are ready to move to a larger-scale vaccination, but additional consultations with subjects will be required. Vaccine supply The volume of vaccine against coronavirus supply in the regions of Russia is increasing weekly due to an increase in the production of the drug, Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said after the meeting. "With the growth of vaccine production, weekly supplies of vaccines to the regions increase. At the same time, the categories of citizens receiving vaccination are also expanding - the regional authorities already have this right today in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Health" On the National Calendar of Preventive Vaccinations, "he told reporters. The head of the Ministry of Health clarified that specialists have developed standard operating procedures that regulate all stages of delivery and use of vaccines, their implementation guarantees the maximum effectiveness of vaccination. Murashko noted as well that the high demand for vaccination against coronavirus in Russia is being registered from the part of the elderly ones. "At the end of December, following the results of clinical trials, it was allowed to use the vaccine in people over 60 years old, and today we note a high demand for vaccination on their part," Murashko told reporters. He clarified that it is especially important for citizens over 60 years old, as well as for patients suffering from diabetes and obesity, to get vaccinated due to the higher risk of a severe course of COVID-19. Vaccination Russia was the first country in the world to register a COVID-19 vaccine. The drug was developed by NITsEM named after Gamaleya in cooperation with the Russian Direct Investment Fund. It was named "Sputnik V". The final efficacy of the drug was 91.4%. For severe cases of coronavirus, the effectiveness was 100%. The drug consists of two components, so the vaccination is carried out twice - this gives a reliable immune response. It starts with the first component of the vaccine being administered, and after 21 days, the second one is being introduced. Vaccination will take at least an hour: 10 minutes for a doctor's examination before vaccination, about 15 minutes will take to prepare the drug, 30 minutes - observation after vaccination. In Russia, large-scale vaccination against COVID-19 began on December 15, 2020. It started on December 5, in Moscow.