Vaccine refusal amazes Moscow mayor
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Stock Photography.Picture: Sergei Guneyev/Kremlin via AP/TT Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobjanin is amazed at the large number of residents in the Russian capital who do not get vaccinated against covid-19. – We continue to get sick, people die, but many still do not want get vaccinated, he says. – The percentage of people who have been vaccinated in Moscow is lower than in other European cities. Moscow was the first capital to launch a comprehensive vaccination program, as the Russian vaccine Sputnik V was considered ready for use as early as August 2020. According to a recent opinion poll conducted by the independent company Levada-center, 62 percent of Russia's residents are skeptical about getting vaccinated. The survey did not include the question of the reason for the question, but 56 percent said they were not afraid of being infected with the coronavirus. Russia's leader, President Vladimir Putin, has made statements that Sputnik V is the world's best vaccine.