Deputy Prime Minister Golikova: the number of Russians vaccinated has exceeded the 50% threshold Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said this, reports KP.RU on Sunday, November 21.
It is noted that by November 19, more than 66 million people received the first component of the vaccine, and almost 59 million people underwent the full vaccination cycle. citizens. In Moscow, St. Petersburg, as well as in the Moscow, Belgorod and Murmansk regions, over 60 percent of citizens have been vaccinated from COVID-19.
The newspaper quotes the commentary of the immunologist Mikhail Kostinov, who noted that such indicators are not enough to start working herd immunity. “This means that the remaining 50 percent – and this is every second – are not protected and can get sick. Tens of millions of people are at risk, “he said.
Earlier in November, Golikova said that the epidemiological situation due to COVID-19 has worsened in three regions of Russia – in Buryatia, Kemerovo Region and Altai Territory.