Vaccination against coronavirus COVID-19 in Russia

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Main article: Vaccination against coronavirus COVID-19

Vaccines against coronavirus COVID-19

• Vaccines against coronavirus COVID-19 in Russia
• Vaccines against coronavirus COVID-19 in countries of the world

Who should not be vaccinated against COVID-19?

Contraindications to the introduction of a vaccine against coronavirus infection are indicated in the instructions for their use. The main contraindications (on the example of Sputnik V, the Russian name "Gam-COVID-Vac") are hypersensitivity to any component of the vaccine, a history of severe allergic reactions, exacerbation of chronic diseases, pregnancy and breastfeeding, age up to 18 years and severe post-vaccination complications if they were after previous vaccinations. The full list and exact wording of contraindications can be read in the instructions for the use of the vaccine.

Register of vaccinated against COVID-19 in Russia

In mid-December 2020, a register of COVID-19 vaccinated against coronavirus appeared in Russia. The launch of the system coincided with a massive vaccination campaign across the country. Read more here.

2022

In St. Petersburg, the first verdict was passed on health workers for fictitious certificates of vaccination

In November 2022, the first verdict was passed on medical workers in St. Petersburg for fictitious vaccination certificates. Nurses Darya Drozdova and Maria Shelestova, who are accused in this case, were fined 150 thousand rubles each. Read more here.

In Crimea, health workers issued fake certificates of vaccination against COVID-19 3.5 thousand people

Employees of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs exposed in Crimea employees of medical institutions who sold fake certificates of vaccination against the coronavirus COVID-19. According to TASS, citing the press service of the FSB of Russia in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, members of the group issued falsified documents to more than 3.5 thousand people.

According to investigators, one of the members of the group was looking for people who wanted to receive a fake certificate for a fee without being vaccinated against coronavirus infection. Another employee of the medical institution, who had access to the Unified State Information System in the field of health care (Uniform State Health Information System), entered the data into the register.

In Crimea, health workers issued fake certificates of vaccination against COVID-19

On this fact, a criminal case was opened under Art. 274.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (unlawful impact on the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation, committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy). Sanctions under this article can reach 8 years in prison.

This is one of the most massive cases of issuing fake certificates. In February, the company's analysts cyber security Group-IB recorded more than 12.8 thousand offers for the sale of vaccination certificates and, QR codes including certificates for vaccination of children in just two weeks. In total, from November 2021 to January 2022, the number of such announcements exceeded 110 thousand.

Earlier, the director of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg said that almost 80% of citizens who fell ill with COVID-19 in severe form allegedly after vaccination with Sputnik V bought a fake certificate.

Earlier it was reported that a nurse and a biologist were convicted in Bashkiria, who forged medical documents for bribes. Doctors of the Central City Hospital of Sibay issued 9 fake certificates of vaccination against coronavirus infection to patients and received about 45 thousand rubles for this.^[1]

2021

Russians vaccinated with foreign vaccines will be able to get QR codes

In mid-December 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister Russia Tatyana Golikova announced that Russians vaccinated with foreign vaccines against coronavirus COVID-19 will be able to pass the test and antibodies receive a certificate for a period of six months. The innovation will be valid from January 1, 2022.

Including those residents of the country who were vaccinated with Sputnik V, but made this vaccination outside the country, will be able to get a covid certificate after passing the tests.

Russians vaccinated with foreign vaccines will be able to get QR codes

By December 14, 2021, not a single foreign vaccine was registered in Russia. In the Kremlin, the issue of recognizing foreign vaccines was associated with the mutual recognition of Russian-made drugs abroad. In particular, the Russian Sputnik V has not yet been recognized by the European Medicines Agency. The regulator's assessment of the drug was delayed due to differences in the Russian and European protocols for conducting clinical trials and the requirements for controlling the production of drugs. The World Health Organization (WHO) also did not approve the drug as of mid-2021.

At the same time, in the Krasnodar Territory and the Leningrad Region, local authorities announced the partial recognition of foreign vaccination certificates. The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation is conducting an examination of several foreign vaccines, the manufacturers of which have applied for registration in Russia.

In the second half of 2021, covid tours to European countries became popular in Russia, where Russians could be vaccinated with foreign vaccines in order to freely enter European countries and the United States. Croatia became the most popular country for these purposes. After the opening of vaccination centers in it, the demand for flights to Croatia from the Russian Federation increased 30 times. Tour operators offer vaccine tours to Croatia with a direct flight from Moscow.^[2]

Fraudsters disguised Trojans as a generator of fake QR codes about vaccination

Doctor Web warned of a dangerous site on December 10, 2021, where users are invited to download a program to generate a fake QR code about vaccination. Read more here.

Fraudsters offer "getting rid of chips" allegedly implanted during vaccination

The chief freelance psychiatrist health care Moscow of the department and the chief physician of the psychiatric hospital No. 1 named after N.A. Alekseeva (formerly named after Kashchenko) Georgy Kostyuk spoke about fraudsters who claim to help get rid of chips allegedly implanted in people during vaccination against coronavirus.

According to Kostyuk, there are "enterprising people" claiming to have developed a "decipitator" - a small disposable device to be applied to the injection site. Thanks to this device, according to their assurances, "for a completely small fee, you can destroy all the" chips. "

Sales of fake vaccination certificates have grown 20 times

The introduction QR codes when visiting public places - restaurants, cafes, shopping centers, as well as when traveling by train and flying by plane, can cause an increase in illegal trade QR codes in Telegram channels and on shadow forums, experts predict. Group-IB This has already happened with a surge in criminal offers to sell fake vaccination certificates. In the fall of 2021, their number was 20 times higher than the summer figures. This became famous on November 12, 2021. More. here

Russia lags behind in the share of vaccinated

Sobyanin approved payments to doctors for vaccination

At the end of September 2021, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree of the Moscow government "On additional measures to financially stimulate employees of medical organizations of the state health care system in the city of Moscow participating in vaccination (revaccination) of the adult population against the new coronavirus [COVID-19] infection."

The amount of payment will be 200 rubles for one vaccinated or revaccinated at the age of 18 to 60 years and 400 rubles for a vaccinated over 60 years. The amount of funds allocated for these purposes is not reported.

The authorities believe that this initiative will help speed up vaccination and revaccination of the population, especially the elderly citizens who are most vulnerable to COVID-19.

Sergei Sobyanin approved payments to doctors for vaccination

By the end of September 2021, about 5 million Muscovites were vaccinated against coronavirus, including 1.1 million citizens aged 60 and over.

In Moscow, payments were introduced to doctors for vaccinations in excess of the plan amid an increase in the incidence of coronavirus infection in the city. If at the beginning of September 2021 in Moscow per day recorded from 1.5 thousand to 2 thousand new cases of COVID infection per day, then by the end of the same month this figure exceeded 3 thousand cases. According to Sobyanin, the surge in infections was the result of the autumn period, when working people returned from vacations, and students returned to schools.

On September 18, 2021, the mayor of the capital presented awards to medical workers who made a significant contribution to helping patients with coronavirus infection. Doctors and nurses were awarded the honorary badge "Honored Doctor of the City of Moscow," the honorary titles "Honorary Health Worker of the City of Moscow" and "Honorary Medical Worker of the City of Moscow," and were also marked with diplomas of the government of the capital and gratitude from the mayor of Moscow.^[3]"

Roszdravnadzor counted 7 thousand applications for adverse reactions after vaccination against COVID-19

On September 8, 2021, Roszdravnadzor announced the receipt of a total of 7 thousand applications for adverse reactions after vaccination against the coronavirus COVID-19.

According to the head of the department Alla Samoilova, the number of complaints about negative reactions from the vaccine corresponds to only 0.018% of the number of people who received the vaccination - "that is, this is the minimum share of the total." At the same time, no information was revealed that indicates safety problems with drugs, she noted.

The recorded adverse reactions and their frequency do not go beyond the instructions for medical use to date, "Samoilova emphasized.

Roszdravnadzor received 7 thousand applications for adverse reactions after vaccination against COVID-19

She said that Roszdravnadzor is constantly monitoring the safety of immunoprophylaxis, information on cases of adverse events during and after vaccination is received from healthcare specialists to the special Pharmacovigilance 2.0 system.

If necessary, additional information is requested, and we involve the main freelance specialists of the Ministry of Health in the examination of these cases, specialized research centers and medical organizations are involved. Vaccination today remains the only and effective method that resists a deadly infection, - concluded the head of Roszdravnadzor.

Earlier, Deputy Minister of Health Sergei Glagolev said that the number of reports of adverse reactions after vaccination against coronavirus is small, commissions have been formed in the regions to investigate severe complications from vaccines. As of September 6, 2021, about 46 million Russians received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, almost 39 million completed vaccination, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said.

In total, during the coronavirus pandemic in Russia, more than 7 million people have been ill. Almost 190 thousand Russians with confirmed COVID-19 have died.^[4]

1.7% of fully vaccinated Petersburgers infected with coronavirus

On August 2, 2021, it became known about the proportion of COVID-19 coronavirus cases among residents of St. Petersburg who were fully vaccinated against this infection. We are talking about 1.7% of patients, said the deputy of the Legislative Assembly Boris Vishnevsky with reference to the response received from the city health committee. Read more here.

Death from vaccinations in Russia will not be taken into account in mortality statistics from COVID-19

In mid-July 2021, it became known about the new methodological recommendations of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on coding and choosing the main state in the statistics of morbidity and the initial cause of death. According to the document, death from vaccinations in Russia will not be taken into account in mortality statistics from the coronavirus COVID-19. Read more here.

Russians with HIV are denied vaccinations against COVID-19

In early July 2021, the SPEED.center Foundation sent a letter to the Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko, in which he complained about the refusal of Russians with HIV to vaccinate against the coronavirus COVID-19. Read more here.

The beginning of revaccination from COVID-19 in the Russian Federation

On July 1, 2021, a revaccination from the coronavirus COVID-19 started in Russia. The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation recommends re-vaccination six months after the primary.

Such an "emergency" procedure for vaccination against COVID-19 according to epidemiological indications, in accordance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), will operate until Russia reaches a level of herd immunity of 60% of the adult population, the Ministry of Health said in a statement quoted by RBC.

Revaccination from coronavirus COVID-19 started in Russia

After this indicator is achieved, it will be possible to be vaccinated as planned once a year after the previous disease or vaccination, the department said.

According to the statement of the Ministry of Health, if in the course of primary vaccination, the patient has serious adverse events for the administration of the drug, repeated vaccination can be carried out with the use of another vaccine with the consent of a citizen.

The Ministry of Health also stressed that, according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, the consequence of vaccination against COVID-19 cannot be the disease COVID-19, as well as a positive result of a PCR test or laboratory test for antigen.

According to the methodological recommendations of the ministry, vaccination against coronavirus infection COVID-19 is carried out without the need for antibody tests.

It is important to vaccinate in a timely manner, regardless of the presence and amount of antibodies. WHO adheres to a similar position. This is due to the fact that there is currently no approved marker (a certain protective level of antibodies) that reliably predicts the preventive effectiveness of vaccines. Work on establishing such a parameter is in the research stage and has not yet been adopted, including WHO, the document says.[5]

The share of COVID-19 cases in the Russian Federation after vaccination is 0.5% of residents

On June 25, 2021, the minister health care Russia Mikhail Murashko announced that only 0.5% of the country's residents who were vaccinated against coronavirus COVID-19 later fell ill with this infection.

That is, vaccination allows you to provide protection against a disease or a severe course of the disease, - he said during the presidium of the coordination council under the government to combat COVID-19.

The head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko called the share of cases of COVID-19 after the vaccination of Russians - 0.5% of residents

According to Murashko, by June 25, 2021, more than 21 million people, or 14.4% of the population, received the first of two doses of the coronavirus vaccine in Russia. Another 16.5 million citizens, which is equivalent to 11.3% of the population, made both necessary vaccinations. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova on June 24, 2021 reported that almost a quarter of Russians over 60 years old were vaccinated. The rate of vaccination on average in the country increased 1.7 times. Golikova noted that the least vaccinated in Dagestan, Vladimir, Ulyanovsk and Vologda regions.

The head of the Ministry of Health also added that due to the increased number of patients actively going to vaccination, a change in supply chains was required. The delivery company is increasing these volumes today.

As the director of the Novosibirsk center Vector"" Rinat Maksyutov explained, more often all infection with coronavirus after vaccination is due either to the fact that a person was vaccinated with only the first component, or to the fact that not enough time has passed for. formations antibodies He called the disease of a small proportion of people after vaccination normal for any vaccines against any diseases.

The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova urged to approach vaccines consciously: you cannot expect that after vaccination you will never get sick again - you need to protect yourself. No vaccine and no manufacturer guarantee that when faced with a virus, especially weakened immunity, will not respond with a mild form of the disease, she added.^[6]

The introduction of mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 in Moscow and the Moscow region

On June 16, 2021, the authorities of Moscow and the Moscow region introduced mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus COVID-19. Heads of organizations are required to vaccinate 60% of their employees with the first component of the vaccine by July 15, 2021, and the second by August 15. The requirement applies to employees:

• trade areas;
• beauty salons, beauty and spa salons, solariums, baths, saunas, fitness clubs, fitness centers, swimming pools;
• consumer services (laundry, dry cleaning and other services);
• catering;
• MPSC, client branches in banks, post offices;
• public transport and taxis;
• spheres, formations health, social protection;
• Housing and communal services and power;
• cultural, exhibition, educational events;
• leisure and entertainment events (in the suburbs and "advertising events");
• theaters, cinemas, concert halls;
• children's playrooms, entertainment centers, day camps;
• mass physical education and sports events.

Mandatory vaccination against coronavirus COVID-19 introduced in Moscow and Moscow region

By decree of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, by July 1, 2021, an information system will be created in the capital to control the process of achieving the necessary vaccination rates in accordance with the decree of Rospotrebnadzor.

The control bodies and the Moscow Department of Health will provide all possible support in the implementation of this decision, Sobyanin wrote in his blog.

The chief sanitary doctor of Moscow, Elena Andreeva, also instructed to strengthen information work with members of labor collectives regarding protection measures against COVID-19. Andreeva instructed to do a special emphasis on vaccination.

The decree of the chief sanitary doctor clarifies that the decision on compulsory vaccination is due to the fact that the situation with COVID-19 in Moscow is deteriorating. It is noted that working citizens are more often sick - 73%, children account for 13% of cases, pensioners - 14%.^[7]

Yakutia is the first region in the Russian Federation with mandatory vaccination against COVID-19

Yakutia became the first Russian region to introduce mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus COVID-19. This was announced on May 25, 2021 at a meeting of the regional operational headquarters by the head of Yakutia Aysen Nikolaev.

According to the press service of the head of the region, first of all, all employees of the educational sphere involved in organizing children's summer holidays, as well as employees involved in holding mass events of a republican scale, should be vaccinated. They may not be allowed to work "in the event of an unreasonable refusal to vaccinate."

Employers who have not provided vaccination will face fines of 200 thousand rubles. The requirement applies not only to state organizations, but also to private entrepreneurs.

Yakutia is the first region in the Russian Federation with mandatory vaccination against coronavirus COVID-19

By May 25, 2021, Yakutia ranks 43rd out of 85 in terms of the number of cases of coronavirus infection in Russia. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 37,821 people have been infected with COVID-19 there, 655 of them have died. There are two drugs in civil circulation in the region - Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona.

As of May 10, 2021, 111 thousand people received the first dose of vaccine in Yakutia. In total, 136 thousand doses of vaccine were received in the republic, of which 81.9% were used.

The introduction of mandatory vaccination against coronavirus for service workers does not violate the requirements for professional groups, said State Duma deputy Gennady Onishchenko.

The risk group for production indicators is the entire service sector, trade, medicine, education, cafes. Since this is a service sector, the employer is obliged to protect the seller and protect the visitor, because the seller can infect him. So the requirements for professional groups are not violated here, "he said.

On May 25, 2021, the Governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) Natalya Komarova instructed her subordinates to study the experience of Yakutia in introducing mandatory vaccination of the population against coronavirus^[8]

"Such cases are isolated." St. Petersburg authorities reported dead after vaccination from COVID-19

On April 15, 2021, the head of the city health committee of St. Petersburg, Dmitry Lisovets, announced that a small number of deaths vaccinated from the coronavirus COVID-19 were registered in the city.

We receive information about cases when, after vaccination, patients developed the disease. Each such case is the subject of consideration at the immunological commission. Such cases are isolated, "he told reporters.

According to him, in none of the cases when patients were vaccinated, had severe illness and died, vaccination links with fatal outcome were not identified. In most cases, a severe form of the disease after vaccination can be avoided, he said.

St. Petersburg authorities reported dead after vaccination from COVID-19

Lisovets added that there is not a single example in St. Petersburg so that the patient, 21 days after receiving the second dose of the vaccine, finds himself in serious condition or dies.

At the same time, the head of the epidemiological surveillance department of the Office of Rospotrebnadzor of St. Petersburg, Irina Chkhindzheria, spoke about cases of coronavirus after vaccination.

There are persons who are sick after the introduction of the first or second component, but these are those who received the vaccination during the incubation period [of the development of the disease]. They were ill easily, without serious consequences, "she said.

On April 9, 2021, EUobserver, citing internal documents from Rospotrebnadzor, spoke about the death of four people after being vaccinated with Sputnik V. The three who died after vaccination were elderly women aged 51, 69 and 74. Deaths occurred against the background of heart problems, mild and high blood sugar levels. Six more patients vaccinated by Sputnik allegedly received complications.

By April 15, 2021, 471, 55 thousand people were vaccinated in St. Petersburg. Of these, 325.8 are completely.^{[9] [10]}

Rambler: over 12% of Russians were vaccinated against COVID-19

Rambler Group on February 5, 2021 reported the results of a survey of Russians on mass vaccination against coronavirus. Most of the population is loyal to it.

Since the start of mass vaccination, over 12% of respondents have already been vaccinated, and about 40% are ready to do it in the near future. At the same time, only 2% spoke out that they definitely refuse the procedure and hope for their strength. The rest have not yet made an unambiguous decision or stated that they responsibly monitor the level of antibodies in the body and are ready to be vaccinated when it decreases. Among the survey participants, 27% have already had COVID-19.

At the same time, three quarters of respondents trust Russian drugs. 38% of respondents prefer Sputnik V, almost the same number - 37% - noted that they are waiting for the start of vaccination by other domestic analogues - EpiVacKorona and the development of the Chumakov Center.

The survey took place on the Rambler portal from January 25 to February 3, 2021. Its coverage amounted to almost 884 thousand users, about 5 thousand people from all over Russia took part. 60% of men and 40% of women answered the questions, and the most active were respondents from 25 to 44 years old (40%). The shares of answers of the remaining age categories were distributed as follows: 12-24 years old - 11%, 45-54 years old - 18%, over 55 years old - 31%.

On January 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the country is ready to carefully lift restrictions due to the coronavirus. All this became possible, among other things, thanks to the beginning of mass vaccination of the population. More and more opinion leaders show by their example that vaccination is well tolerated and gives results. As a result, loyalty to Russian vaccines against coronavirus is increasing every day.

At the beginning of February 2021, already 16 foreign ones states approved the use of the Sputnik V vaccine on their territory. Among them,, Belarus,, Argentina, Bolivia Serbia Algeria Palestine,,, Venezuela Paraguay Turkmenistan,,,,,,,,, and. UAE Hungary Iran Russia Uruguay Guinea Tunisia also Armenia offered assistance with vaccination to countries, and Latin Europe Asia Middle East America, and for February 2021, Sputnik V is already undergoing the necessary procedures for certification in more than 50 states.

Registration for vaccination against COVID-19 launched on public services

On January 18, 2021, an entry for vaccination against the coronavirus COVID-19 was launched on the public services portal. To sign up for vaccination on public services, you need to do the following:

• select the service "Appointment to the doctor";
• in the service card, choose a clinic, the position of "therapist (vaccination)" or "Vaccination against COVID-19";
• after choosing a position, choose "COVID-2019 Vaccination Cabinet," a convenient time and sign up.

Citizens aged 18 and over who have no contraindications at the time of vaccination (signs of an acute infectious disease, as well as a previous infectious disease within 14-30 days before vaccination) can undergo vaccination. The vaccine consists of two components, which are administered separately with a difference of 21 days.

Registration for vaccination against coronavirus COVID-19 appeared on public services

From January 31, 2021, a separate specialized form of vaccination record will appear on the public services portal. On January 18, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said that after passing the second stage of vaccination against coronavirus, residents of Russia will be able to issue an electronic certificate of preventive vaccination through the public services portal.

We take such a QR code, and if necessary, you can check. We have confirmation that the certificate of preventive vaccination is valid, and it is very convenient to use it, and if you need to present it somewhere, "he said (quoted by TASS Information Agency of Russia).

A document confirming the passage of vaccination will also be available in the mobile applications of the website of public services and "STOP Coronavirus State Services."

On January 18, 2021, mass vaccination of the population against coronavirus began in Russia on behalf of President Vladimir Putin. The Russian authorities plan to vaccinate 60% of the Russian population (68.6 million people) against coronavirus in 2021. By the end of March, 20 million people will be able to be vaccinated.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Putin instructed to issue international certificates to those vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel abroad

The President Russia Vladimir Putin instructed to issue COVID-19 certificates to those vaccinated against coronavirus to travel abroad. This was announced on January 4, 2021 by the Kremlin press service. More. here

2020

The issuance of passports of vaccinated will begin in January 2021 at the EPGU

At the end of December 2020, the minister health care Russia Mikhail Murashko announced the issuance of special passports ones to those who passed. coronavirus vaccination COVID-19 More. here

Electronic record for vaccination against COVID-19 opens in Moscow

On December 3, 2020, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the opening of an electronic record for the introduction of a vaccine against the coronavirus COVID-19. It will be possible to sign up for the vaccination from December 4, and get it from December 5. Read more here.

30% of Russians are ready to be vaccinated against coronavirus - Superjob

One in eleven is definitely ready for vaccination. Russian The job search service Superjob on December 4, 2020 reported the results of a survey on whether Russians are ready to be vaccinated against. COVID-19 The survey involved 1,600 representatives of the economically active population of the country.

An electronic record for vaccination against coronavirus for certain categories of employees will be opened on December 4. Every eleventh Russian (9%) is ready to make a vaccine in the near future. Another 21% is rather ready for vaccination. 42% of Russians are categorically against vaccination. 28% rather opposed.

Unambiguously ready for vaccination among men is 2 times more than among women: 12 and 5%, respectively. If possible, 13% of citizens over 45 will definitely be vaccinated.

The closer the release of the vaccine into civilian circulation, the less determination the population has to get vaccinated: at the end of March, there were 28% who were unambiguously ready for vaccination, rather ready - 36%, now only 9 and 21%, respectively.

But at the same time, the population has more confidence in domestic developments: if there is a choice, to give themselves an imported or Russian vaccine, citizens who are ready for vaccination were more than 2 times more likely to choose our developments - 55% versus 24%.

There are more supporters of Russian vaccination among women than among men (58 and 52%). The older the respondents, the more often they preferred our vaccines: 33% among youth under 24 years old and 68% among citizens over 45 years old.

Earlier, SuperJob found out that already every fifth employer is ready to organize vaccination of staff against COVID-19.

• Polling location: Russia, all counties
• Settlements: 351
• Time: December 2 - 3, 2020
• Study population: economically active population of Russia over 18 years of age
• Sample size: 1,600 respondents

Вопрос: «Vladimir Putin instructed from December 7 to begin free mass vaccination against coronavirus. Tatyana Golikova explained that they will use the Sputnik V vaccine. If there was such an opportunity, would you get vaccinated against coronavirus in the near future? "

• Polling location: Russia, all counties
• Settlements: 407
• Time: November 20 - 30, 2020
• Study population: economically active population of Russia over 18 years old, ready for vaccination against coronavirus
• Sample size: 1,600 respondents

Question: "What vaccine against coronavirus would you prefer for vaccination: imported or domestic?"

Every fifth company is ready to organize vaccination of employees against coronavirus

Every fifth company is ready to organize vaccination of employees against coronavirus. This was announced on November 29, 2020 by Superjob.

T. Golikova said that the coronavirus vaccine will go into civilian circulation until December 10. The SuperJob job search service found out whether companies plan to organize vaccination of staff against COVID-19 as soon as the antiviral drug enters civilian circulation. The survey was attended by representatives of 1000 enterprises and organizations from all districts of the country.

In the fall of 2020, 37% of Russian companies organized vaccination of employees against influenza. Vaccination of employees against coronavirus, as soon as the vaccination goes into civilian circulation, so far plans twice as many employers (19%): "We will offer, and then at their request." 4 out of 10 employers will not organize vaccination of employees against COVID-19. In 41% of enterprises and organizations, a decision has not yet been made.

Companies that vaccinate employees against influenza more often talked about their readiness to organize vaccination against COVID-19: 39% versus 7% among companies where influenza vaccination was not carried out this fall. Among the companies that are determined to organize vaccination against coronavirus infection for staff are hospitals and clinics, retail, manufacturing enterprises, financial organizations and service companies.

Polling location: Russia, all counties Settlements: 148 Time: November 18 - 26, 2020 Study set: HR managers and other representatives of HR services of enterprises and organizations responsible for personnel selection Sample size: 1,000 respondents

Question: "Did your company organize flu vaccinations for employees this fall?"

Question: "T. Golikova said that the coronavirus vaccine will go into civilian circulation until December 10. Does your company plan to vaccinate employees against COVID-19? "

Moscow Mayor's Office allocates 30 billion rubles for vaccination against COVID-19

On November 16, 2020, it became known about the funds budgeted for Moscow for free vaccination of local residents against the coronavirus COVID-19. In 2021, 10 billion rubles were allocated for these purposes, for 2021-2023. - 30 billion rubles, according to the official portal of the capital's mayor. Read more here.

Head of the Ministry of Health: vaccination against coronavirus will be free for Russians

As the head of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko said at the end of October 2020, vaccination against the coronavirus COVID-19 will be free for Russians. The minister noted that the treatment of citizens from Coronavirus was carried out at the expense of the Fund of Compulsory Health Insurance (MHIF), "unlike many countries, the infectious service was preserved," so that Russia approached the protection from a pandemic well prepared and was quickly able to rebuild the health care system .

Protection alone is not enough. We also need a fighting sword of therapy and prevention... We managed to create a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19.. in a short time. Vaccination against coronavirus is free and available to citizens from the moment when large volumes of production are launched, Murashko said.

Murashko said that vaccination against coronavirus for Russians will be free

According to him, by the end of October 2020, two vaccines have already been registered in Russia, "they are fundamentally built on different platforms, this will allow us to have an assortment."

At the present time, we are producing and simultaneously conducting post-registration tests [of the second vaccine], "Murashko explained.

On October 20, 2020, the general director of R-Pharm, Vasily Ignatiev, at the Open Innovations forum , said that mass vaccination of Russians with Sputnik V could be started in November. Ignatiev said that five sites are involved in scaling up vaccine production, and work is carried out "literally daily."^[15]

The third vaccine by the end of October 2020 is being developed by  the Chumakov Center, clinical trials are being carried out in Novosibirsk, Kirov and St. Petersburg, it is planned that they will end in November 2020. The drug is whole-virionic - it uses either weakened or killed viruses that are unable to cause infectious diseases.

Self-observation diary launched on Public services after vaccination against COVID-19

On September 28, 2020, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation announced that, together with the Russian Ministry of Health, it had launched a self-observation diary for citizens vaccinated against coronavirus infection on the Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services and in the mobile application of the Public services portal. Read more here.

In Russia, 54% of citizens would agree to vaccination against COVID-19

Consent of citizens of countries for vaccination against COVID-19 as of August 2020

Penalty for not vaccinating - lawyer comment

In May 2020, fines for refusing compulsory vaccination were introduced into the draft Code of Administrative Offenses. The draft of the new Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation establishes a fine of up to 7 thousand rubles for citizens from the risk group. for refusal of medical examinations and vaccinations prescribed by law. The corresponding norm is contained in the draft of the new Code of Administrative Offenses, posted by the Ministry of Justice on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts. The State Duma asks the Ministry of Justice to clarify the fines for refusing vaccination. The lawyers from the law office of Moscow "Scheglov and Partners" commented on the draft of the new Code of Administrative Offenses.

The Ministry of Justice has published a draft of the new Code of Administrative Offenses, which provides for a fine for refusing medical examinations and vaccinations. According to the project, violation of the legislation on the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, including "on the implementation of measures against patients with infectious diseases, conducting medical examinations, preventive vaccinations, hygienic education and training of citizens, entails the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of 5 thousand to 7 thousand rubles." Commenting on this norm, Deputy Justice Minister Denis Novak told Interfax that "the sanctions will not affect the majority of citizens who, for one reason or another, are not vaccinated according to the national vaccination schedule." "Administrative responsibility arises only in cases where there is an obligation to carry out these measures (vaccination - IF) in accordance with the law on sanitary and epidemiological control," Novak said.

For officials, the fine will be higher - from seven to ten thousand rubles. For individual entrepreneurs, it will be from ten to twenty thousand or up to 30 days of administrative prohibition of activities, and for legal entities - from twenty to thirty thousand rubles or also up to 30 days of prohibition of activities.

In Rospotrebnadzor turn, they explained that fines for refusing vaccination will affect primarily professional risk groups. "The list of works, the performance of which is associated with a high risk of infectious diseases and requires mandatory preventive vaccinations, includes, for example, work with patients with infectious diseases, work with blood and body fluids, work on animal care, and so on," the press service of the department said.

Administrative liability will occur if these professional duties are performed without the necessary vaccination. Currently, the Administrative Code does not provide for punishment for refusing vaccinations. The norms of the new Code of Administrative Offenses caused a wide resonance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

{{quote 'The new norm caused a public outcry, so the managing partner of the Shcheglov & Partners Law Office of Moscow, lawyer Yulia Lyalutskaya, commented on whether this is legal: "Paragraph 4 of Article 10.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, of course, amazes with its nebula and uncertainty. For almost two months, the lawyers of our Bureau diligently refrained from commenting on innovations and legislative coronavirus initiatives. I wanted to believe that this is temporary, and the traditional Russian approach "make a fool pray to God, he will break his whole forehead" will not work here.

But this norm is the height of abstract and non-specific thinking. And for a legislative initiative, this is a disastrous practice. Who is fined, for what? What is the mandatory hygienic education and training of citizens? What measures and about whom can they be taken? And most importantly, by whom???

Of course, together with the comments of Rospotrebnadzor, deputies, political figures, the norm does not look so terrible. "Everything is clear, everything has been clarified," the townspeople will say. But when the amendments to the law are adopted, neither the opinion of Rospotrebnadzor nor Mr. Novak will remain. Only a citizen, the rule of law and responsibility for its violation.

And without significant changes in the text of the norm, it smacks of Soviet forced hospitalization and medical intervention. And jokes about the adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 novel on the planet will no longer be mixed... "}}

Meanwhile, State Duma deputy Nicolai Nikolaev (United Russia party) intends to clarify in the Ministry of Justice who exactly they are going to fine for refusing vaccinations. "In order for us to be transferred from legal to Russian, I prepared a request to the Ministry of Justice, Minister Konstantin Anatolyevich Chuichenko, in which I ask you to list what specific violations are meant, as well as what signs and ways to qualify such violations," Nikolaev said on Facebook. Earlier, the deputy head of the Ministry of Justice Denis Novak gave his explanations that this does not apply to personal refusals of citizens, but it was not very convincing. "The article, of course, was written in such a way that it is almost impossible to figure out what was really meant," the parliamentarian said.

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