Russian business has proposed to the authorities to make vaccination mandatory

Russian business has suggested that the authorities make the vaccination of citizens virtually mandatory and free of charge, even in private clinics. This was reported by the Izvestia newspaper with reference to a joint letter from the Association of Retail Trade Companies (AKORT) and the Association of Internet Trade Companies (AKIT) addressed to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko.

“To combat the CORONAVIRUS, the trade has proposed moving towards a de facto mandatory and universal vaccination. In addition, business believes that it is worth allowing citizens to be vaccinated for free not only in state clinics, but also in private ones, ”the newspaper points out.

The publication notes that AKORT and AKIT proposed to abandon the closure of stores on non-working days, since the period from October to December is a season of high demand in trade, and at this time "30-50% of annual revenue" is formed. “The closure of retail outlets will have a detrimental effect on both trade enterprises and the country's economy as a whole,” the newspaper cites an excerpt from the letter.

In addition, the document states that the industry has developed a special regulation for functioning during a pandemic, which implies strict adherence to sanitary measures in stores. According to this regulation, stores should try to separate the flow of visitors at the entrance and exit, disinfect surfaces, send employees to eat in groups according to the schedule. “Controlling the rate of vaccination is the most effective measure in the fight against the spread of coronavirus infection <...> It is also possible to increase the level of vaccination in the country with the help of financial incentives,” Izvestia quotes Artem Sokolov, President of AKIT.

The press service of the government told Izvestiya that they had received a corresponding appeal and sent it to Rospotrebnadzor.

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The number of cases of covid-19 in RUSSIA has been growing since the beginning of September. So, if on September 7, 17,425 cases were detected in the country, by October 7 their number had increased to 27,550 people, and the day before, the operational headquarters reported 36,446 new cases of COVID-19. At the same time, the daily death rate for the first time exceeded 1100 people. Against the background of the rise in the incidence of coronavirus, many Russian regions have reintroduced QR codes confirming that a person has had the disease or been vaccinated.

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Earlier, due to the worsening situation with the coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova proposed to declare non-working days in Russia from October 28 to November 7. The initiative was approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and signed a corresponding decree. In Moscow, the Moscow region and St. Petersburg , a partial lockdown will be in effect for the period of non-working days. Cafes and restaurants, shopping centers and non-food stores, cinemas, gyms, zoos, as well as service organizations will be closed, schoolchildren will go on vacation.

According to the Stopcoronavirus.rf portal, 49.16 million full vaccination cycles were carried out in Russia (the number of vaccination cycles may not coincide with the number of vaccinated due to the presence of those who have already been revaccinated). Another 53.5 million people were injected with the first component of the vaccine.

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