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Exactly one year has passed since the start of mass COVID-19 vaccination in Russia, TASS reports. It started on January 18, 2021. The vaccination of doctors, teachers, people with chronic diseases and some other categories of citizens started a month before, in December, 2020. At that time, two vaccines had already been registered in Russia: Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona.
A year later, more than 80 million people had received at least one shot of a vaccine. Almost 77 million people were fully vaccinated, more than ten million people - revaccinated. At the moment, the level of herd immunity has reached almost 64%. According to the authorities of the country, the immunity should reach the level of 90%.
During the year, four more COVID-19 vaccines appeared in Russia: Sputnik Light, Epivaccorona-N, Kovivak, and Sputnik M, intended for adolescents over 12 years old.
One of the main failures of this year, according to experts, is the awareness-raising campaign. Despite all the measures, the vaccination rates remain unsatisfactory, in particular, due to the lack of proper work with the population. Perhaps, experts believe, it is worth publishing information about how many vaccinated people end up in hospitals so that people can draw their own conclusions.
Russkiy Mir
