Moskalkova called covid passports a necessary measure to fight the pandemic

“Given the current realities in the spread of COVID-19 and the restrictive measures taken,“ antiquated passports ”at this stage are a timely and necessary condition in countering the pandemic,” Moskalkova told RIA Novosti.

She noted that today vaccination is "the only and sure way to overcome this situation."

According to a survey by the SuperJob portal, the initiative to introduce covid passports in Russia was supported by 12% of respondents.