MOSCOW, Dec 5 (NNN-TASS) – Moscow Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin announced, the Russian capital had launched its mass immunisation programme against COVID-19.
Medical workers, teachers, and social services employees were the first to receive the vaccines, as they belong to the most vulnerable groups, and over 5,000 people have already signed up for the shot, Sobyanin said, on his blog.
He said, online vaccine registration in the city opened on Friday, when vaccination points started working.
“We have selected specialised warehouses and prepared refrigerators and freezers for vaccine shipments. Vaccination points have medical refrigerators and their personnel have completed special training courses,” he added.
The mayor said, more shipments of vaccine doses are expected to arrive in the following weeks, making the vaccine available for a broader group of applicants.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday, instructed the government to begin large-scale COVID-19 vaccinations next week, as the number of produced vaccine doses were about to reach two million.
Russia recorded 27,403 more COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, raising the national tally to 2,402,949.
Moscow, the country’s worst-hit region, reported 6,868 new cases over the past day, bringing the city’s total to 632,057.– NNN-TASS
