The Russian government has begun distributing its coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V. The vaccine will be provided free of charge, first to teachers and volunteers, including doctors and medical staff.
According to the news agency, in the first phase, vaccines are being provided in 70 medical centers of the most affected areas from Korona in the Russian capital Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a nationwide vaccination campaign from next week.
According to the report, the vaccine will be provided free of charge by the Russian government and will first be given to teachers and social volunteers, including doctors and other medical staff, as these people are most at risk of contracting the virus. Within five hours of the government's announcement, more than 5,000 people had applied for the vaccine. Russian Health Minister Mikhail Morashko said Russia had already vaccinated more than 100,000 at-risk people. The Russian government says it plans to vaccinate 2 million people by the end of this month.
Sputnik V, a coronavirus vaccine developed at the government level in Russia, was approved in August, and authorities have recently claimed that the results of their vaccine are 95% positive, according to the vaccine's makers. That it is 95% effective and has no side effects. On the other hand, international experts have also expressed doubts about Russia's speed in developing vaccines.
In terms of Corona cases, Russia ranks fourth in the world with 2,431,000 cases and more than 42,000 people have died, while 508 people have died in the last 24 hours and more than 28,000. New cases have come to light.
