AP called the reasons for the low rate of vaccination in Russia

Among them are a shortage of a vaccine, conflicting statements by the authorities, distrust of information about drugs. According to the agency, 8% of residents in RUSSIA have been vaccinated. The authorities expect to vaccinate 60% of the adult population by autumn

Russia lags behind other countries in terms of covid-19 vaccination rates for several reasons, including a shortage of manufactured doses of drugs. it is reported by the Associated Press.

According to the agency, at the end of April, about 8% of Russians received the vaccine. By April 27, 12.1 million people had received the first dose of the vaccine and 7.7 million received the second dose (5% of the population). As a comparison, AP cites the United States and the European Union, where the first component was received by 43% and 27% of the population, respectively.

According to analyst Alexander Dragan, about 200,000 people are vaccinated every day in Russia. To reach vaccination plans for mid-June, this number must be doubled. “We should start vaccinating 370,000 daily starting tomorrow,” he told AP.

Moscow authorities announced the work of vaccination points during the May holidays Society

One of the main factors affecting the low rates of vaccination, according to the publication, is the shortage of drugs: Russian manufacturers managed to produce only 28 million two-component vaccines. Of these, 17.4 million were put into circulation, the rest are awaiting quality control.