“It is extremely important to keep the situation under control, carefully monitor the needs and availability of the vaccine, and maintain the drug stocks at the proper level,” Mishustin said at a meeting of the Presidium of the Coordination Council for Combating COVID-19 in Russia.

He also added that it is of particular importance to work closely with vaccine manufacturers.

Earlier, the Minister of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko named the leading regions of Russia in terms of vaccination.

It also became known that in Russia over 23 million people were vaccinated against COVID-19 for the first time.