"The vaccine has been delivered to all regions of the Russian Federation, and vaccination has begun in all regions," he said at a meeting of the Presidium of the Coordination Council for Combating COVID-19.

Murashko said that to ensure high-quality transportation, storage and vaccination of the population, standard operating procedures have been developed with reminders for both medical personnel and patients.

"A total of 89 medical organizations have been deployed in the regions, which accept bulk quantities of vaccines for internal distribution in the region," the head of the Ministry of Health said.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that the Cabinet extended the receipt of free medicines for patients with coronavirus treated at home.