"To amend the Decree of the Deputy Chief State Sanitary Doctor for the Rostov Region dated 01.07.2021 No. 4 On compulsory immunization for epidemic indications against a new coronavirus infection of certain groups of citizens," the message says.

As noted, the reason for these changes was the unfavorable epidemiological situation in the region.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that 42.4 million citizens in Russia are fully vaccinated against coronavirus.