Sunday 21 November 2021
Injection of Sputnik Light
Putin gets boosters – without cameras
The majority of the Russian population is skeptical about the corona vaccination. Among other things, there are concerns about the Russian vaccine. So far, only 40 percent have been vaccinated. According to his own statements, head of state Putin is already receiving the booster injection.
In the midst of the dramatic corona situation in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said he had a booster vaccination. He had been vaccinated with the Russian vaccine Sputnik Light, said the 69-year-old in Moscow in the evening, according to the Kremlin. Two hours after the so-called booster, he is fine.
As with his first vaccination in spring, no cameras were allowed this time either. Only a video was published showing Putin in conversation with Denis Logunov from the Gamaleja Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. Its scientists developed the Sputnik V vaccine. According to Logunov, more than 50 million people in Russia have now been vaccinated with Sputnik.
The vaccination campaign in the country with around 146 million people is running very slowly due to widespread skepticism. According to statistics, only 40 percent of the population are fully protected. The authorities reported 1,252 corona deaths within 24 hours – the second highest daily high since the pandemic began. In addition, there were almost 37,000 new infections within one day.