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Moscow ramping up COVID-19 vaccination

By Brian Buntz | March 1, 2021

Moscow

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More than half a million people in Moscow have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine or about 4% of its population. Now, Russia is aiming to both ramp up domestic vaccinations and exports of its Sputnik V vaccine.  

Moscow has been one of the few cities that has had a surplus of COVID-19 vaccine. 

Now, some 12,000 to 20,000 residents sign up daily for the vaccines, according to the Department of Information Technologies of Moscow. 

The Russian capital has a population of 12.7 million.

The country’s two-dose Sputnik V vaccine has an efficacy of 91.6%, according to interim trial results. 

Moscow is administering the vaccines with a network of 100 clinics and 20 public places with mobile vaccinators. 

A growing number of categories of Moscow residents are eligible for the vaccine, which includes people over the age of 60, retirement-home residents and university students. 

Sputnik V

Sputnik V vaccine

Many large companies based in the city have requested on-site vaccination for their staff.  

Russia was one of the first countries to announce a widescale vaccination program. 

In January, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said he expected at least 60% of the country’s population to be vaccinated by the middle of the year. 

As in many parts of the world, COVID-19 cases have fallen considerably in Russia in the first two months of 2021. 

Russia is also working to make its COVID-19 vaccine available to other countries. As of Feb. 19, some 50 countries had ordered 1.2 billion doses of the Sputnik V vaccine. 

About The Author

Brian Buntz

The pharma and biotech editor of WTWH Media, Brian is a veteran journalist with more than 15 years of experience covering an array of life science topics, including clinical trials, drug discovery and development and medical devices. Before coming to WTWH, he served as content director focused on connected devices at Informa. In addition, Brian covered the medical device sector for 10 years at UBM. At Qmed, he overhauled the brand’s news coverage and helped to grow the site’s traffic volume dramatically. He had previously held managing editor roles on two of the company’s medical device technology publications. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at bbuntz@wtwhmedia.com.

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