“The state has lost the information campaign to combat the coronavirus and explain to people the need for vaccination.
It is a fact: people do not have confidence in the vaccine, and when asked why there are complications, why vaccinated people can still get sick, no one answers, ”he wrote on Instagram.
Tolstoy noted that scientists and experts have failed to convince citizens, and the “we said, you do” approach does not work.
“We need to explain to people, give reasons, and not try to make them just take their word for it.
This is the only way we can overcome the distrust of citizens, ”the politician added.
Tolstoy expressed gratitude to the doctors "for invaluable work" to save lives.
Earlier, the operational headquarters to combat the spread of coronavirus estimated the level of collective immunity to COVID-19 in Russia at 45%.