(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) Russian Ministry of Defense: Over 286,000 Russian soldiers received the first dose of new crown vaccine
China News Service, Moscow, March 2 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) On the 2nd, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that more than 286,000 Russian soldiers had received the first dose of the new crown vaccine.
According to the news, the vaccination is voluntary and the vaccination work is still going on.
Russia will hold a military parade on the 76th anniversary of the anti-fascist victory on May 9.
News from the Russian Ministry of Defense emphasized that more than 14,000 soldiers who participated in the military parade received the first dose of vaccine.
Over 5,000 officers and soldiers who participated in the parade received a second dose of vaccine.
The inoculation of infantry and mechanized phalanx soldiers will be completed by March 25.
In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the load rate of the multifunctional COVID-19 medical center of the Russian Ministry of Defense has dropped by 40%. At present, only 420 soldiers are hospitalized in the medical center, and the number of recovered patients has exceeded the infected.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Golikova said in an interview with TASS that at the current rate of vaccination, Russia is expected to form herd immunity in August this year.
This date may change, depending on the speed of vaccination.
According to news from the Russian New Crown Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters on the 2nd, in the past day, there were 10,565 new cases of new crown infections in Russia. This is the first time since October 4 last year that the number of new cases in a single day was less than 11,000.
At present, the cumulative number of infections in Russia exceeds 4.268 million.
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