During a government briefing on issues related to the start of mass vaccination against coronavirus, Murashko said that immunity after vaccination is formed within three weeks after the introduction of the second component of the vaccine.
However, he said, after that, you should also continue to wear the mask.
“Three weeks after the second vaccination, when immunity is formed, it makes sense and it is imperative to take care of the people around, that is, continue to wear the mask until the formation of population immunity as a whole and the elimination of the pathogen from the circulation in the country, since a person with immunity after contact with sick for a short time can become a carrier of infection and infect others, "- explained the head of the Ministry of Health.
In November, Rospotrebnadzor announced that the mask regime in Russia will continue until COVID-19 becomes seasonal.
The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, in turn, noted that the need to wear masks will disappear when people are provided with the coronavirus vaccine.