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81,580,140 people have received at least one dose (21 June 2022)[3] 74,311,072 people have been fully vaccinated (21 June 2022)[3]
Outcome
55.86% of the Russian population has received at least one dose of a vaccine[a][3][4] 50.88% of the Russian population has been fully vaccinated[b][3][4]
On 11 August 2020, President Putin said in a meeting that theSputnik V vaccine (registered as Gam-COVID-Vac) developed by theGamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology was the first vaccine against the coronavirus to be registered. He said that one of his daughters was vaccinated.[9] The previous day, the Association of Clinical Research Organisations, a union of pharmaceutical companies in Russia, urged the head of the Ministry of Health to delay the registration due to incomplete testing.[10] The head of theRussian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) stated that 20 countries had requested in total 1 billion doses of the vaccine, nicknamed Sputnik V.[11] On August 20 registration was called "conditional" with final registration depends on results of Phase 3 trial,[12] such registration is limited and allowed by Decree 441 for medicines in emergency situations.[13]
On 8 September 2020, the health ministry's press service said that the first batches of the vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Centre had entered civilian circulation.[14]
On 14 October 2020, PresidentVladimir Putin announced that theEpiVacCorona vaccine was approved.[15] Registration is limited ("on conditions") and regulated by Decree 441 for emergency use.[16][17]
On 20 February 2021, PresidentVladimir Putin announced that theCoviVac vaccine was approved.[18] Registration is limited ("on conditions") too and regulated by Decree 441 for emergency situation.[16][17]
Mobile vaccination point near the shopping center.Tyumen, May 2021.
On 2 December 2020, President Putin ordered the start of mass vaccination of the population for the next week, starting with doctors, medical workers and teachers.[5] On 5 December, vaccinations began in Moscow.[24]
On 10 December 2020,Deputy Prime MinisterTatyana Golikova announced that approximately 6.9million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine will enter civilian circulation in Russia before the end of February 2021.[25] On December 15, the Ministry of Health announced the start of mass vaccination in all regions.[26]
On 6 January 2021, theRDIF announced that 1 million people had been vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine. On January 10, 2021, the RDIF stated that over 1.5 million people had been vaccinated.[27]
By 17 February 2021, 2.2 million people had received the first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine and another 1.7 million people had received both doses.[28]
On 9 April 2021, Prime MinisterMikhail Mishustin said that less than half of those vaccinated were over the age of 60.[30]
On 14 April 2021, Moscow MayorSergei Sobyanin said that around 820,000 Muscovites had been fully vaccinated, out of a population of 12 million. Sobyanin also said that Moscow was "fully supplied" with vaccines and urged Muscovites to get vaccinated. By 14 April, an estimated 9.5 million Russians had received at least one vaccine dose, with around 5.6 million having received both doses.[31]
On 25 April 2021, Sobyanin announced that those over the age of 60 who get vaccinated would be eligible to receive a gift card worth 1,000 rubles to spend in shops, raised through contributions from businesses, in an effort to incentivize the vaccination campaign.[32][33]
On 26 April 2021, 11.9 million people overall had received at least a first dose of a vaccine, representing 10% of the adult population.[33]
On 21 May 2021, Mayor of Moscow Sobyanin decried low demand for vaccines, despite free and easy access to them since January. In a meeting, he said: "It's a shame that we have not had any restrictions on vaccinations for six months and we were the first in the world to launch a mass vaccination campaign... Unfortunately, we still have 9,000 Muscovites in hospitals with severe cases of coronavirus... People are still dying, yet don't want to get vaccinated". Sobyanin also stated that the percentage of people vaccinated in Moscow was less than in any other European city.[34][35]
On 16 June 2021,Sobyanin announced that Moscow would introduce mandatory vaccinations for service workers in the city, following a surge in cases in the city. Business operating in service sectors would be required to have at least 60% of their workforce vaccinated with a first dose by 15 July, with both doses by 15 August.[36]
On 22 June 2021, Sobyanin announced that, beginning 28 June, restaurants, bars and cafes in Moscow would be restricted to those who can show they have been vaccinated, had the virus confirmed within the last six months, or tested negative in the last three days.[37] By 22 June, compulsory vaccinations were also decided in a number of other regions aside from Moscow andMoscow Oblast, including the city ofSt. Petersburg, theSakha Republic, theNenets Autonomous Okrug, theLeningrad,Tula,Kemerovo,Sakhalin andTver oblasts, andKrasnodar Krai. Kremlin spokesmanDmitry Peskov also stated that discrimination against the unvaccinated was inevitable.[38]
By 2 July 2021, compulsory vaccinations were introduced in a total of 24 federal subjects, with compulsory vaccinations planned to be introduced inCrimea andMurmansk Oblast.[39]
Public scepticism of being vaccinated remains high.[31] A poll by theLevada Center released on 1 March 2021 found that 62% of Russian respondents did not want to receive the country's Sputnik V vaccine, with younger respondents being more reluctant.[40] Another poll by the Levada Center released on 12 May found that 62% of Russian respondents were not ready to get vaccinated with Sputnik V, with 75% of respondents aged 18–24 years old not ready compared to 47% for those over 55 years of age.[41] A survey by the SuperJob.ru job portal published on 16 May found that 42% of Russian respondents would not get vaccinated under any circumstances.[42]Public scepticism continues to exist despite Russian and Western sources detailing the positive efficacy of the vaccine.[43] A study in 2017 indicated that anti-vaccine views had been present in Russia prior to the pandemic, which only increased after the pandemic emerged.[44]
^abcRitchie, Hannah; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Beltekian, Diana; Mathieu, Edouard; Hasell, Joe; MacDonald, Bobbie; Giattino, Charlie; Appel, Cameron; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas;Roser, Max (5 March 2020)."Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations".Our World in Data.Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved14 April 2021.
^Corum, Jonathan; Zimmer, Carl (May 7, 2021)."How Gamaleya's Vaccine Works".The New York Times.Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved8 June 2021.Russia .. saying the vaccine approval was a "conditional registration certificate"
^abcEvery vaccine instruction includes notice: "Данный лекарственный препарат зарегистрирован по процедуре регистрации препаратов, предназначенных для применения в условиях угрозы возникновения, возникновения и ликвидации чрезвычайных ситуаций. Инструкция подготовлена на основании ограниченного объема клинических данных по применению препарата и будет дополняться по мере поступления новых данных. ... данный лекарственный препарат зарегистрирован по особой процедуре регистрации, в связи, с чем необходимо уведомлять Федеральную службу по надзору в сфере здравоохранения о каждом факте применения лекарственного препарата, путем внесения информации в соответствующей раздел информационной системы ЕГИСЗ" (drug is registered for use ... in case of emergency... Each usage of drug must be registered into information system EGISZ.Sputnik-v EUA notice in instructionArchived 2022-04-13 at theWayback Machine;News article mentions epivaccorona EUA registrationArchived 2022-04-13 at theWayback Machine;CoviVac instruction with EUA noticeArchived 2021-06-13 at theWayback Machine
^Callaway E (August 2020)."Russia's fast-track coronavirus vaccine draws outrage over safety".Nature.584 (7821):334–335.doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02386-2.PMID32782400.This is a reckless and foolish decision. Mass vaccination with an improperly tested vaccine is unethical. Any problem with the Russian vaccination campaign would be disastrous both through its negative effects on health, but also because it would further set back the acceptance of vaccines in the population.