Prizes of 100 thousand rubles: Russia will hold a lottery among the vaccinated against COVID-19

In the fall, Russia will launch an incentive program for adults who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

The corresponding decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

“The event will be held from September 1 to December 1, 2021 among those vaccinated on the basis of data from the Unified Register of Vaccinated Vaccines by a unique record number,” the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said.

In total, in the course of the lottery, which will be operated by the joint-stock company "Goznak", 1,000 winners will be determined from all those who participated in the vaccination prior to the drawing of the prizes.

Each winner will receive 100 thousand rubles.

The drawing of prizes will be carried out on the site bonuszazdorove.rf.

“By launching a program to encourage the vaccinated, the government thereby expresses its gratitude to citizens who have shown conscientiousness, took care of their health and protected their loved ones,” Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova explained.

Mass vaccination against coronavirus began in the Russian Federation on January 18.

According to data as of August 6, more than 30 million people have been vaccinated with two components of the vaccines in the country.

At the same time, on August 18, TASS, citing data from regional authorities, reported that 40 million Russians received at least one component of the vaccines.

COVID-19 statistics in Russia

In Russia, over the past day, 20,914 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected, of which the largest number was in St. Petersburg (1,636), Moscow (1,590) and the Moscow region (1,240).

During this time, 20,713 people recovered, 799 patients died.

The total number of COVID-19 cases registered in the country has reached 6 663 473; 5 939 037 patients have recovered since the beginning of the pandemic in Russia.

172,909 people died from complications due to coronavirus infection and concomitant diseases.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, over 173.2 million laboratory tests have been carried out in the country for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, more than 1.235 million people remain under medical supervision.

At the same time, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare conducted a pilot study in 26 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which demonstrated that 18% of those who suffered from COVID-19 asymptomatically did not develop antibodies.

“Since last summer and every two months, more than 70 thousand people have been tested for antibodies to coronavirus.

It turned out that in 18% of people who had an asymptomatic form of the disease, and the PCR was positive, they did not have antibodies at all, "he said as part of the educational campaign" Let's Understand Vaccines Together, "organized by the" Knowledge "society in conjunction with the all-Russian action #We are together.

At the same time, the Governor of the Stavropol Territory, Vladimir Vladimirov, announced the stabilization of the epidemiological situation in the region.

“Today the situation does not allow us to open up completely, but the basic elements of the economy are working.

We are trying to avoid the lockdown as much as possible.

I don’t want to guess, but the situation is more or less stable.

The mortality rate has grown strongly, which cannot but worry us, "TASS quotes him.

Meanwhile, a COVID-19 vaccination point for foreign citizens has opened on the territory of the Unified Migration Center of the Moscow Region.

It is planned that up to 1.5 thousand people will be vaccinated here a day.

Foreigners will need to fill out a health questionnaire and undergo a medical examination.

The Moscow region authorities have already purchased 100 thousand doses of the single-component vaccine "Sputnik Light".

“In the Moscow region, many foreign citizens work in trade, services, catering, public transport and taxis.

Therefore, it is important that they also receive a vaccine - this will protect both migrants and those around them from infection, ”said Roman Karataev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow Region - Head of the Main Directorate of Regional Security of the Moscow Region.

Sputnik Light in Paraguay

On August 18, the Russian Direct Investment Fund presented data from the Paraguayan Ministry of Health, which demonstrated high safety and efficacy rates for the single-component Sputnik Light vaccine in the course of mass vaccination in the country.

The effectiveness of the domestic drug was 93.5% based on the analysis of data from 320 thousand vaccinated as of July 30, 2021.

During the Sputnik Light vaccination, no serious adverse events or deaths were recorded.

Due to its high safety and effectiveness in a number of countries, the Sputnik Light vaccine is currently used not only independently, but is also being studied in combination with drugs from other manufacturers.

“The use of the single-component vaccine Sputnik Light allows the authorities of Paraguay to shorten the time of vaccination of the population and accelerate the formation of herd immunity. Data from the Ministry of Health of Paraguay and a number of other countries around the world confirm that Sputnik Light has a high safety record and demonstrates higher efficacy than many two-component vaccines, ”said Kirill Dmitriev, RDIF CEO.