More than 2 thousand vaccination points: Golikova spoke about the progress of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Russia

In Russia, more than 2.3 thousand points have already been opened for vaccination against coronavirus infection.

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova told about this on the air of the Russia-1 TV channel.

“At the time when the president gave instructions on the transition from large-scale to mass vaccination, such a simple example: there were about 1,300 vaccination points in Russia, now there are 2,250 of them. And they are opening and opening every day, I would even say, with every hour, ”she said.

Golikova added that starting next week, it is planned to further increase the production and supply of vaccines.

At the moment, according to her, about 7.6 million doses have been produced in the country, 2.1 million of them have been delivered to the regions.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that in the first quarter of 2021, more than 17 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine should be received by medical organizations.

“We have now drawn up a preliminary vaccination plan for the first quarter of 2021 this week ... and we estimate that if everything goes smoothly, we will be able to involve about 20 million of our citizens in this process,” she added.

In Russia, over the past day, 20,921 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected (in the two days preceding this, the daily increase was 21,513 and 21,887).

The largest number of new cases of COVID-19 was recorded in St. Petersburg (3,056), Moscow (2,668) and the Moscow region (1,121).

Over the past 24 hours, 27,779 people have been cured, 559 patients have died.

The press service of Rospotrebnadzor clarified that since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 98.9 million laboratory tests have been carried out in the country to detect coronavirus.

About 643 thousand people remain under medical supervision due to suspicion of infection.

For all the time, 3 698 273 cases of coronavirus were registered in Russia.

68 971 patients died from complications that developed against the background of infection and concomitant diseases, 3 109 315 people recovered.

On the eve of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin noted that the situation with COVID-19 in the capital inspires cautious optimism, and expressed hope that the city will be able to maintain the trend of improving the epidemiological situation.

“I must say that the risks remain extremely serious.

We see how the situation is developing dramatically in European countries.

A curfew is being imposed, strict restrictions are being introduced, hospitals are overcrowded with seriously ill people, "TASS quoted Sobyanin as saying.

Against this background, the mayor urged to carefully observe the requirements of sanitary doctors and restrictive measures in force in the capital.

Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy director for clinical and analytical work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, also warned about the likelihood of small increases in the incidence in the country and called for such precautions as social distance and wearing masks.

Since Friday, January 22, Moscow has eased some restrictions introduced to slow the spread of the virus.

Colleges and institutions of additional education are allowed to return to normal work, theaters and cinemas can increase the number of viewers from 25 to 50% of the total capacity of the auditorium.

The work of museums, libraries, as well as entertainment and entertainment events are resumed, subject to certain conditions.

Nevertheless, the requirement to transfer to telecommuting 30% of the employees of the capital's enterprises and on the home regime for elderly Muscovites continues.

Meanwhile, Alexander Gorelov, Deputy Director for Research at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, recalled that immunity after vaccination is developed in humans after 32-45 days, maximum - after 56 days.

Before being vaccinated, the specialist recommended taking a test for the presence of antibodies to COVID-19 in order to avoid antigenic overload of the body if the infection was asymptomatic.

At the same time, Gorelov added that people who have had coronavirus may not be vaccinated until the fall of 2021. 

“Those who have undergone a coronavirus infection at this stage can be absolutely calm and not sign up for vaccination at least until autumn.

Absolutely exactly, ”he said on the air of the Doctor TV channel.

He also advised those who have already undergone COVID-19 to be vaccinated with the vaccine of the Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Preparations named after A.

M.P.

Chumakov.

"In my opinion, in a situation where you have undergone coronavirus, immunity has decreased, then, most likely, a live attenuated vaccine will be most adequately vaccinated," the specialist explained.

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We will remind, on August 11, Russia was the first in the world to register a vaccine against coronavirus infection, called "Sputnik V".

The drug was developed by the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after N.F.

Gamalei.

Later, the Ministry of Health registered the second drug from COVID-19 - "EpiVacCorona" State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector".

In late January - early February, the registration of the third vaccine, created at the Chumakov Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is expected.

In addition, Gorelov spoke about the new so-called "British" strain SARS-CoV-2.

The "British" strain is not fundamentally different from that "Wuhan" strain or those strains that were circulating.

Because even one percent change in the genome did not occur, ”the expert said.

The day before, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested during a press conference that the type of COVID-19 identified in the kingdom could lead to higher mortality. 

In turn, the WHO said that the increase in deaths is not caused by a new strain of the virus, but by an overload of health systems, and stressed the need to do everything possible to stop the transmission of infection.

“If transmissibility increases, then the number of cases increases.

This leads to the fact that more people require treatment in hospital and intensive care units.

Accordingly, health care systems are overloaded, and because of this, mortality increases, "- TASS quotes the statement of the organization's expert Maria van Kerkhove.