Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, in an interview with reporters, explained why Russia still has a fairly high incidence of coronavirus infection.

“Not so high rates of vaccination are the reason that we cannot yet cope with the spread of the infection in a radical way.

Only vaccination and only vaccination of a certain number of citizens will allow us to curb this infection, ”said Peskov.

On July 23, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko reported that almost 35 million people in Russia were vaccinated with the first component of vaccines.

In Russia, over the past day, 23,032 cases of COVID-19 have been identified.

In terms of the number of recorded cases, the leaders are Moscow (2623), the Moscow region (1973) and St. Petersburg (1923).

In total, 6,172,812 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Russian Federation since the beginning of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, in Russia, over the past 24 hours, 20,116 people were discharged, and over the entire period the number of recovered people reached 5,526,950. reached 155,380.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, over the entire period of the pandemic, more than 163.2 million laboratory tests for the presence of coronavirus infection were performed, including 323 thousand in the last day.

1.27 million people remain under medical supervision.

In the Volgograd region, on July 27, mandatory vaccination was introduced for certain categories of citizens, TASS reports.

Olga Zubareva, the chief state sanitary doctor for the region, explained this decision by the fact that an increase in the incidence of coronavirus has been observed in the region over the past five weeks.

Compulsory vaccination will affect representatives of various sectors of the economy of the Volgograd region.

We are talking about employees in trade, hairdressing and beauty salons, spa salons, massage parlors, tanning salons, baths, saunas, fitness centers, fitness clubs, swimming pools, catering, food industry, public transport, taxis.

Also, employees of the education, health care, social protection and social services, tourism, sanatorium and resort organizations are obliged to take a root.

In addition, from July 27, citizens of the Russian Federation who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to visit Hungary under the standard conditions of the visa regime without passing additional tests for COVID-19.

“Hungary has always been a popular destination for Russians, and the fact that vaccinated Russian tourists can visit Hungary again will greatly help this sector,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyjarto said.

Ministry of Health and vaccines against COVID-19

On the evening of July 26, it became known that the Ministry of Health approved the conduct of joint clinical trials on the combined use of the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine (Sputnik Light) and the vaccine produced by AstraZeneca in Russia.

They will be attended by 150 patients, the completion is scheduled for March 2, 2022.

“A simple, blinded, randomized, phase I / II trial to determine the safety and immunogenicity of a combination of AZD1222 and rAd26-S, administered in a heterologous prime-boost regimen, to prevent novel coronavirus infection COVID-19 in adults,” the registry says.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund recalled that RDIF was the first in the world to initiate partnerships with other manufacturers of vaccines against COVID-19 and to conduct joint research on the combination of the first component of Sputnik V with other drugs.

In particular, similar tests with the drug of the company AstraZeneca have been carried out since February 2021 in a number of countries, including Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates and Argentina.

“Currently, RDIF is conducting joint clinical trials to combine the first component of Sputnik V, the Sputnik Light vaccine, with vaccines from other foreign manufacturers.

In particular, the Sputnik Light vaccine can be used in combination with other vaccine preparations to increase their effectiveness, including against new strains that appear as a result of virus mutations, ”the message says.

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In addition, the Ministry of Health issued a permit to Biocad from St. Petersburg to conduct clinical trials of its own vector vaccine against COVID-19, in which 360 people will take part.

Recall that four vaccines against coronavirus infection have been registered in Russia to date: "Sputnik V" and "Sputnik Light", developed by the N.N.

NF Gamalei, "EpiVacCorona" of the state scientific center of virology and biotechnology "Vector", as well as "KoviVac", produced by the Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Preparations named after V.I.

M.P. Chumakov RAS.

In addition, Rospotrebnadzor reported on the results of consultations with the Ministry of Health of Thailand on cooperation in the field of prevention and control of infectious diseases.

“Russia and Thailand intend to work out the issue of mutual recognition of vaccination certificates against COVID-19, as one of the steps necessary to open borders and resume communication between our countries after the stabilization of the epidemiological situation associated with the new coronavirus infection,” the statement said.

In addition, representatives of research institutes of Rospotrebnadzor reported information on the development and use of test systems in the Russian Federation for diagnosing COVID-19 and other infections, on the development of a vaccine against coronavirus, as well as in the first results of the study of population population immunity to coronavirus.

“Both sides stressed the importance of joint counteraction to infectious diseases and the fight against epidemics, response to new challenges and threats, including in order to timely identify and eliminate the risks of importation and spread of infections,” the ministry said.