Day: November 19, 2021

Infectionist Timakov: “Sputnik M” was created because a small dose of the vaccine is enough for children He explained in an interview with “Lenta.ru” why in Russia it was necessary to create the drug “Sputnik M” for the vaccination of adolescents. According to him, a small dose of the vaccine is enough for children, and the concentration of Sputnik M is five times less than that of Sputnik V. Earlier, Deputy Mayor of Moscow Anastasia Rakova said that clinical trials of the Sputnik M vaccine for adolescents showed its safety, 400 minors have already received the drug. According to her, 3000 people are planning to take part in the clinical trials of Sputnik M. Timakov explained that Sputnik M has five times less concentration than Sputnik V. In order to form a good immune response, a small dose of the vaccine is enough for children, because, unlike adults, their immunity

Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Mishchenko and the head of the anti-crisis department Samarin were caught taking a bribe of the anti-crisis management department, Colonel Viktor Samarin was detained in Moscow while receiving bribes. This was reported to “Lente.ru” by a source in law enforcement agencies. According to him, the officers' criminal cases are not interconnected – the colonels took money independently of each other, they were detained during two special operations. At the same time, both detainees received a bribe of 50 thousand rubles. For this, Mishchenko and Samarin promised entrepreneurs to issue passports of objects necessary for going through the licensing procedure.

Austrian Chancellor Schallenberg: from 1 February 2022 compulsory vaccination is introduced in the country From 1 February 2022 the Austrian authorities are introducing compulsory coronavirus vaccination for all citizens. This was stated by Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg, reports TASS.

In St. Petersburg, a 90-year-old woman has received her pension with tickets of the “joke bank” for more than a year In St. Petersburg, a 90-year-old woman received a pension from fraudsters with tickets of the “joke bank”. This was reported by the radio station “Moscow speaking”. According to her, the money was delivered to her by couriers of the Russian Post. An elderly Russian woman found out that the bills were fake when she was paying for purchases in the store. The cashier at Pyaterochka returned the woman a counterfeit banknote of five thousand rubles. It is emphasized that the amount of damage amounted to 457 thousand rubles. Police officers confiscated 95 “tickets” with a face value of five thousand and 13 receipts from the pensioner. A criminal case was opened on the fact of fraud. Earlier in Moscow, a criminal loaded banknotes from a bank of jokes into

Aviasales: searches for air tickets fell by 9% amid news about the introduction of QR codes background of news about the introduction of QR codes in transport. This became known from the results of a study of the service for booking tickets Aviasales, writes RIA Novosti. Thus, according to the data obtained, searches for tickets in Russia fell by nine percent, and the volume of bookings for trips abroad increased by three percent. “In general, during this period, foreign flights accounted for 28 percent of bookings,” the study says. According to analysts, from November 12 to 18, Turkey was the most demanded destinations , UAE and Hungary. They are followed by Egypt, Georgia, Thailand, Greece, Sri Lanka, Serbia and Cyprus. “Thailand is an outsider when Russians book tours. The trend for the New Year is Egypt, the Dominican Republic and the Maldives. Expansion of the list of countries from November

S & amp; P: slow rates of vaccination are the main risk for the Russian economy developing countries in general. This opinion was expressed by Tatyana Lysenko, a leading economist for emerging markets in the EMEA macro-region (Europe, Middle East, Africa) of the S&P Global Ratings, RBC reports. According to the S&P report, as of early November 2021, only 33 percent of the population in Russia was fully vaccinated. The rating agency noted that this dynamic is due to the reluctance of citizens to get vaccinated. According to the government's operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus, as of November 18, 39.7 percent of citizens are fully vaccinated, and the herd immunity level is 49 percent. At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova noted that to contain the pandemic, herd immunity must reach 90-95 percent. The chief economist of Sber CIB, Anton Struchenevsky, is nevertheless not sure that

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin made a remark to his colleagues from Kyrgyzstan at the summit in Yerevan Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during a speech at an extended meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan made a remark to colleagues from Kyrgyzstan. He asked not to interfere with his speech, RIA Novosti reports. “Very loud. Friends, I just can't hear myself. Excuse me, please, ”the Prime Minister apologized. Mishustin announced that Russia had nominated Moscow as a candidate for the right to host the World Universal Exhibition EXPO in 2030. Earlier it was reported that the Prime Minister Russia has distributed new responsibilities among his deputies. In particular, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov will oversee low-carbon development. In addition, the head of the government staff Dmitry Grigorenko will be assigned the authority to improve the structure of the state apparatus, and Dmitry Chernyshenko will be responsible for the

US Congressmen Cohen and Wilson proposed not recognizing Putin as president after 2024 a proposal that called for not recognizing Russian President Vladimir Putin as head of state if he decides to run for this position in 2024. This follows from the text of the published document. According to American politicians, the amendments to the Russian Constitution, which were introduced in 2020, contradict both Russian legislation and international obligations. In this regard, congressmen believe, the United States should not recognize any attempts by Putin to remain in the presidency after 2024, at the end of his current term. It is noted that if this document is adopted, it will be of a recommendatory nature … In addition, as RIA Novosti writes, the prospects for the adoption of the resolution in the House of Representatives remain in question. Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council of Russia Konstantin Kosachev considered the draft resolution

The French Foreign Minister announced possible cooperation with the Russian Federation in Iran, Afghanistan and the Caucasus Paris and Moscow have a number of areas in which possible foreign policy cooperation. This was stated by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Le Monde reports. The diplomat noted that in order to move forward the Fifth Republic can work in coordination with the Russian Federation on some points. “First of all, on Iran, where we are trying to resume nuclear negotiations. Then – on Afghanistan, where we share the position on the need to avoid the revival of terrorism, “he said. Among the areas for cooperation with Russia, the French Foreign Minister also named work on a stable peace in the Caucasus, in particular between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Dialogue is essential, especially in times of crisis,” he concluded. At the same time, Le Drian noted that there are deep disagreements on