"They were not revaccinated in time": Peskov spoke about the outbreak of COVID-19 surrounded by Putin

Those sick with coronavirus infection surrounded by Vladimir Putin were not revaccinated on time.

Press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov told reporters about this.

“Of those who fell ill around the president, almost all of them had a certain time after vaccination, their titers dropped, and they were not revaccinated on time.

Therefore, unfortunately, they were infected.

But at the same time, almost everyone is either asymptomatic, or in a mild form suffer the disease, there is not a single serious case, ”said Peskov.

According to him, among the sick are mainly “those who take part in ensuring the work and life of the head of state, his safety”: “Indeed, someone was infected.

And since there is communication within the support group, a significant number of people have been infected. "

A Kremlin spokesman stressed that this outbreak does not call into question the effectiveness of domestic vaccines against coronavirus.

“Even someone who is vaccinated can become infected.

At the same time, we have repeatedly said that a vaccine with a very high percentage of protection protects you from resuscitation and from death, but at the same time you can catch the virus and get it mildly.

Naturally, almost everyone who works with the president is vaccinated, ”he explained.

Answering the question about whether revaccination will be carried out in the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov pointed out that "doctors will give appropriate recommendations in each specific case."

He also said that "it is not possible to determine exactly" when exactly the infection penetrated the president's entourage, but the outbreak occurred in September.

Speaking about the work schedule of Vladimir Putin for self-isolation at the residence in Novo-Ogaryov, the spokesman noted that all the necessary testing is being carried out, the head of state is working as usual.

“I think it will be at least a week.

Least.

But I cannot tell you the exact number of days, ”said Peskov, referring to the timing of the president’s self-isolation.

At the same time, according to him, Vladimir Putin will in any case take part in the upcoming voting on the election of deputies to the State Duma, which will take place on September 17-19.

We will remind, on September 14, Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with members of the government and the leadership of the United Russia party, announced that for some time he would observe the regime of self-isolation due to the cases of COVID-19 identified in his environment.

The Russian leader was vaccinated in the spring: he gave the first injection on March 23, the second on April 14.

Vaccination "Sputnik V" 

Turkey has changed the rules of entry for citizens of the Russian Federation since September 14 - now only Russians who have been vaccinated with Sputnik V will be able to visit the country without a PCR test for coronavirus infection.

The information was confirmed at the Russian Embassy in Ankara.

“As part of the measures taken against the COVID-19 epidemic, persons arriving from Russia, upon entering Turkey, must submit a vaccination document with at least two doses of a drug approved by the World Health Organization or for emergency use in Turkey (for Johnson & Johnson one dose), while after the last vaccination must pass at least 14 days, or a document about the disease (immunity) transferred over the past six months, ”the message says.

If a citizen cannot provide these documents, then it is necessary to have a negative result of a PCR test done within the last 72 hours, or a negative result of an express antigen test performed within the last 48 hours.

We will remind, Turkey approved the Russian vaccine "Sputnik V" for emergency use in the republic on April 30.

At the same time, the Vietnamese authorities intend to establish production of Sputnik V on their territory.

This became known following a telephone conversation between the head of the republic Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vladimir Putin.

“Nguyen Xuan Phuc thanked Russia for its assistance in combating the spread of coronavirus infection, expressed interest in increasing the supply of Russian vaccines and setting up production of Sputnik V in Vietnam,” the Kremlin’s press service said.

Vietnam approved the Russian vaccine on March 23.

In July, the Russian Direct Investment Fund announced a joint production with one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Vietnam, VABIOTECH, of the first batch of Sputnik V in this Asian republic.

COVID-19 statistics in Russia

Over the past day, 19,594 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered in Russia.

The largest number was recorded in Moscow (2479), St. Petersburg (1653) and the Moscow region (768).

During this time, 17,326 people recovered, 794 patients died.

The total number of COVID-19 cases registered in the country reached 7,214,520. In total, 6,452,398 patients recovered in Russia, 195,835 people died from complications due to coronavirus infection and concomitant diseases.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, more than 185.1 million laboratory tests for a new coronavirus infection have been performed in the country, more than 1.122 million people remain under medical supervision.