In Russia over the past day, 28,080 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected, the largest number was registered in Moscow (6425), St. Petersburg (3768) and the Moscow region (1444).
During this time, 20,277 people were cured, 488 patients died.
According to the Moscow headquarters for the fight against coronavirus, 1,463 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Moscow per day, 447 people are on ventilators in the city's hospitals.
They clarified that among new cases, 13.3% are children, 41.3% are people from 18 to 45 years old, 30.8% are from 46 to 65 years old, another 10.1% are from 66 to 79 years old.
Also, 4.5% are older people.
“All patients, as well as those who have been in close contact with them, are already under medical supervision,” the headquarters said.
According to Rospotrebnadzor, more than 82 million tests for COVID-19 have been carried out in the country.
The total number of cases of coronavirus recorded in Russia reached 2,653,928, for the entire time, 2,106,235 patients have recovered, 46,941 people have died.
Meanwhile, the head of the Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after honorary academician N.F.
Gamaleya of the Russian Ministry of Health Alexander Gintsburg said that the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, according to preliminary data, will be able to protect the body from coronavirus for two years.
Gunzburg clarified that experimental data are needed for accurate information, but recalled that the vaccine was created on the basis of the same platform that was used in the development of a drug against Ebola.
“There is experimental data (on the drug against Ebola.
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) showing that this similar vaccine drug gives protection for at least two years, maybe more.
It is difficult to say for how long Pfizer drugs will give protection, but based on the general mechanism of action of such drugs, one must think that the period of protection will be no more than 4, at most 5 months.
Although it is necessary to test it experimentally, "he said on the air of the YouTube channel" Soloviev Live ".
The head of the center noted that Sputnik V guarantees its effectiveness in 96% of cases.
In 4% of cases, the vaccinated person may get sick, but get sick in a mild form, he will have symptoms such as a runny nose, cough and a slight fever.
At the same time, the infection will not descend into the lungs, Gunzburg specified.
Recall that in Moscow, on the basis of city polyclinics, there are several dozen vaccination centers in which vaccinations against coronavirus infection are carried out.
First of all, representatives of risk groups can be vaccinated - employees of medical and educational institutions, city social services aged 18 to 60 years old with attachment to the city polyclinic.
From Monday, December 14, the registration for vaccination will be expanded: including employees of the MFC, as well as workers in trade and services, will be able to vaccinate.
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The authorities of the Stavropol Territory announced the start of large-scale vaccination on December 13.
The regional Ministry of Health clarified that 200 doses of the vaccine have been distributed to medical institutions, and another 1.4 thousand doses are expected.
“We began to vaccinate physicians working in the red zone, PCR laboratories, emergency rooms, ambulances,” the agency’s message from TASS reports.
Earlier, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed the Ministry of Health to establish a schedule for the supply of vaccines against coronavirus to the regions.
Subjects should prepare infrastructure for receiving and storing vaccine.
“At a meeting with manufacturers of vaccines against coronavirus infection, we discussed in detail the readiness for vaccination, what measures need to be taken so that enough drugs are produced, and supplies to the regions went smoothly and on time,” Mishustin said during a meeting of the Presidium of the Coordination Council to combat coronavirus.
In turn, Natalya Pshenichnaya, Deputy Director for Clinical and Analytical Work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, said that after a COVID-19 illness, a certain period is needed to restore the body.
“In most cases, after suffering from acute respiratory viral infections, a person still feels weak and fatigued for a long time.
This is especially true for those who have had the flu or COVID-19.
Also, a person may notice some kind of cognitive impairment, for example, decreased memory, concentration of attention, "she explained.
In addition, Pshenichnaya noted, some patients who have recovered from the coronavirus complain of coughing, burning sensation in the chest, headache, muscle pain, dizziness, and tachycardia.