Russia is witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases blamed on the highly infectious Delta variant first detected in India. The strategy to administer booster doses to vaccinated individuals has made Russia one among the primary countries globally to start re-vaccination. consistent with the health ministry, the re-vaccination campaign is getting used as an emergency measure to contain the worrying surge.
Russia has administered Covid-19 vaccines to only 16% of its population since the beginning of the vaccination drive in January this year. it's been struggling to urge through the barrier of vaccine hesitancy to vaccinate its nationals and therefore the emergence of latest variants could test the immunity acquired by the vaccination.
The Russian health ministry has recommended administering booster doses to vaccinated people every six months until the country inoculates a minimum of 60% of its population. This strategy could end up to be a case study for countries unsure about the longevity of the immunity induced by vaccines, especially when the Delta variant is swiftly becoming the dominant strain in many countries.
While the revaccination are going to be available with any of the four vaccines approved by Russia, Sputnik V and Sputnik-Light would be initially used at the health clinics in Moscow, said city Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.
"We got to keep an eye fixed on the strain, keeping antibody levels high through more frequent re-vaccination," said Alexander Gintsburg, director of the Gamaleya Institute which developed the Sputnik V vaccine.
On Thursday, Russia reported 669 Covid-related deaths, the very best daily price since the beginning of the pandemic. it's been reporting over 20,000 new Covid-19 cases a day since June 25, pushing the entire cases so far to over 5.53 million.
