More than half of Russians have already been vaccinated against COVID-19

Interesting statistics regarding the level of vaccination in Russia have appeared online. It turned out that on

Today, the number of vaccinated Russians exceeds 50% of the total number of citizens. Discuss

Russian Deputy Prime Minister shared fresh figuresTatiana Golikova. According to her, as of November 19, 2021, the number of people vaccinated with the first component of the vaccine amounted to more than 66 million people. In turn, 59 million citizens of the country have already gone through the full vaccination cycle.

Moreover, in Moscow, St. Petersburg, as well as in the Moscow, Belgorod and Murmansk regions, over 60% of residents were vaccinated from COVID-19.

At the same time, as noted by the immunologist Mikhail Kostinova,even such indicators are not enough for herd immunity to "work". This is because in this case, the remaining 50% are still not protected and can easily get sick.

Source: Komsomolskaya Pravda