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The vaccine used is a nationally developed vaccine against COVID-19 Sputnik V. Its developers claim that the vaccine is 95% effective and does not cause serious side effects.
Thousands of people have signed up to receive the first dose of the vaccine over the weekend, but it is not yet clear how many doses Russia will be able to produce and how many people will be able to get vaccinated in total.
Manufacturers are expected to put 2 million on the market by the end of the year. vaccine dose.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who announced a mass vaccination program earlier this week, said that 13 million In a populated city, priority is given to vaccinating school personnel, doctors and social workers.
He said the list will expand as more doses of the vaccine become available.
By registering online, city residents ages 18-60 were able to register for a free service at 70 clinics across the city.
They will be open from 8 pm until 8 pm local time.
The vaccine will not be administered to people who have received other vaccines in the past 30 days, or to people who have had respiratory illnesses in the past two weeks, people with chronic illnesses, and pregnant and nursing mothers.
Each person will receive two doses of the vaccine, the second will be given 21 days after the first.
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