Russia: Moscow launches boosting vaccines as case number rises

Hospitals in Moscow will start offering booster doses of COVID-19 today, the city mayor said. Russians officials are trying to stem the rise in cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta strain.

The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that revaccination will start on July 1, as reported by news agencies, with Russia becoming one of the first countries in the world to officially launch an aid program for those already vaccinated, reports APE.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the revaccination is available with the four registered vaccines, but that Sputnik V and the single-dose Sputnik-Light will initially be used in eight clinics across the city. The Ministry of Health issued new regulations yesterday, officially recommending re-vaccination, according to news agencies.

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