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During a meeting with government officials on Monday, Putin said he would receive his vaccine “tomorrow,” but did not specify which of the three vaccines approved in Russia would be vaccinated.
Russia has so far approved three COVID-19 vaccines: Sputnik-V, EpiVacCorona, and CoviVac.
The president rejected foreign criticism of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, calling the European Union’s comments on it “strange.”
“We are not imposing anything on anyone … Whose interests are these people defending: pharmaceutical companies or European citizens?” Said Putin, whose speech was broadcast on television.
“Vaccination is, of course, a voluntary option for everyone … By the way, I’ll do it myself tomorrow,” he said.
A large-scale vaccination campaign has been carried out in the country for several months. According to Putin, more than 6 million people have already received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country. people. There are more than 4 million people in Russia who have received both doses of the vaccine.
The Sputnik V vaccine campaign in the country started in December, but it is still slower than in many other countries.
