Russia Started Distributing Covid-19 Vaccine, Half Of The Russian Population Did Not Want To Get It
Russia Started Distributing Covid-19 Vaccine, Half Of The Russian Population Did Not Want To Get It
Russia has distributed the
first batch of Covid-19 Sputnik V vaccine to 85 regions across the country,
which are expected to reach customers on September 14, but Sputnik says nearly
half of Russians say that they don't want an injection.
RT TV channel quoted
Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko on September 12, explaining that
this is a way for the government to check the supply chain to ensure the
transport system works synchronously. In addition to testing the safety
and effectiveness of vaccines, logistics and distribution are also considered
priorities.
The Sputnik V vaccine is
researched by the Gamaleya Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in
Moscow, licensed by Russia since August and is undergoing phase 3 clinical
trials according to the World Health Organization process. 40,000 Moscow
people are taking part in the trial, of which 30,000 are vaccinated and 10,000
have a placebo.
Previously, the results of
the Sputnik V vaccine phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials conducted in June and
July, with the participation of 76 volunteers, showed that 100% of participants
developed resistance to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and has no serious side effects.
Minister Murashko said the
Russian Ministry of Health has developed a mobile application that allows
vaccine testers to report conditions throughout the process. According to
TASS news agency, the list of participants volunteering to vaccinate includes
many government officials and prominent experts from all fields in Russia and
abroad, including the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Nearly Half Of The Russian Population Does Not Want The Vaccine
According to a new study by
the University of Economics University (HSE) in Moscow, 43.4% of Russians
surveyed do not want to be vaccinated, no matter where the vaccine came
from. Because they believe the danger of the epidemic is being
exaggerated.
The study also revealed
that only 13.2% of respondents wanted to be vaccinated as soon as possible,
4.6% wanted to wait a few months. Among those who refused to be vaccinated
accounted for nearly a quarter (24.6%), others wanted to wait for the results
of the first series of vaccinations.
However, this index does
increase compared to the previous one, when only 32.8% of the previous survey
believed that the danger of the disease was overstated. Speaking to the
Russian daily RBK, Moscow International Medical Cluster (MIMC) CEO Yaroslav
Ashikhin explained that the Russians now see nCoV as a "less
dangerous" threat: Scientists still can't to clearly explain to
everyone why there was no outbreak of disease after the opening of the
border. While in some places there is no overload, making people not feel
the danger of the epidemic.
On Friday, Sergey Glagolev,
an adviser to the Russian Minister of Health, said that the nCoV vaccination
could soon become one of the requirements for tourists or Russians to return
home. Currently, the Russian domestic vaccine Sputnik V, is undergoing
third stage of clinical trials.
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