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“Well, don’t we have to be monkeys? Is it necessary to do what someone does somewhere? Well, probably not,” he said in an interview with the Rossiya 1 TV show “Moscow. Kremlin.Putin,” he asked. why he decided not to show the vaccination process in the media.
According to the president, it is not difficult to falsify the vaccine at such a high level.
“You can show that injection and actually inject saline, I don’t know anything, kefir, orange juice. Well I’m just … I’m kidding, of course, well, just vitamins, “Putin said.
“It just came to our knowledge then. And the serious thing is that it is [vakcinacija] it is something really necessary, even necessary, in my opinion. If a person wants to feel safe, does not want to get sick and has serious consequences after the disease, it is better, of course, to get vaccinated, “he noted.
Putin stressed that it is better to consult a doctor before vaccination, especially in the case of chronic diseases. According to the president, the temperature was measured before the vaccine was administered.
He assured that the three Russian vaccines against the coronavirus, Sputnik V, EpiVacCorona or CoviVac, were effective, reliable and safe.
The Russian head of state also said that only the doctor treating him knew which vaccine he had received.
„[Tai buvo] One of our three shots. I asked my colleagues not to talk about it, and I don’t tell them anyway, they don’t even know, “he said, adding:” Only my doctor who gave me that vaccine knows. “
Putin, 68, received the first dose of the vaccine on Tuesday.
Putin urges Russians to get vaccinated against COVID-19
The Russian president on Sunday called on his country’s citizens to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because vaccination in the country is extremely slow and skepticism about vaccines remains widespread among the population.
Speaking on Kremlin-controlled television, the Russian leader, who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 a few days ago, said it was “necessary, even necessary” to get vaccinated.
“If a person wants to feel safe, does not want to get sick and has serious consequences after the disease, then of course it is better to get vaccinated with this vaccine,” Putin said.
Putin added that he was disappointed that “herd” immunity from COVID-19 in the country would be achieved by late summer.
Russia launched a vaccination campaign in early December, but so far only about 4 million people have been vaccinated with both doses of the vaccine. of 144 million population of the country, and another 2 million. people received the first dose of the vaccine.
Vaccines are very skeptical in Russia. For example, a recent survey found that less than a third of people want to get vaccinated, and nearly two-thirds say they believe the coronavirus is a human-made biological weapon.
Russia is one of the countries most affected by COVID-19. More than 4.5 million have been identified here since the start of the pandemic. cases of infection. Official data also show that more than 200 thousand people registered in the country. coronavirus-related deaths.
