According to him, such a measure can be applied due to the high mortality and affliction of the population.
“In this case, not the entire population will be vaccinated, but part of the“ threatening ”contingent, those who work in the foci of coronavirus infection, as well as people who have risks of a serious illness,” Kolesnikov said in an interview with the Parliamentary newspaper.
The academic noted that this scenario is not traditional. However, in the case of its application, vaccination of the population will be able to begin in the fall or on the eve of winter.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko called the timing of the appearance of the first vaccines for coronavirus infection.