The number of minors from 12 to 17 years old who have passed the first stage of vaccination against coronavirus in St. Petersburg has exceeded 1.3 thousand. This was stated on February 5 in a message from the city health committee.
“In St. Petersburg, 1,330 children underwent the first stage of vaccination against coronavirus infection,” the city authorities noted.
On January 23, St. Petersburg received the first 2,880 Sputnik M dose sets. It was recommended to vaccinate them, first of all, children with chronic diseases.
Schoolchildren from grades 7 to 11 study remotely in the city from February 2 to 13. The decision was made against the backdrop of an increase in the number of cases of coronavirus.
Holding sports events for schoolchildren from February 2 to 13 in St. Petersburg is prohibited, in addition to outdoor events and in schools of the Olympic reserve.
In January, the regions of Russia sent wishes to the Ministry of Health regarding the volume of supplies of the Sputnik M vaccine, which is planned to be vaccinated in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.
Already at the first stage of vaccination, the Kaluga region is preparing to vaccinate 28,000 adolescents out of 48,000 living in the region. In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, out of 190,000 adolescents, they plan to vaccinate 22,000 in the near future, and 4,000 out of 41,000 in the Kostroma Region.
In Russia, only one vaccine for minors is registered – “Sputnik M”, developed by the Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. Gamaleya.
On February 2, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that an increase in the incidence of infection is recorded in all age groups, but the maximum number of cases is recorded among adolescents. According to her, about 80% of all cases of COVID-19 in Russia fall on Omicron, the remaining 20% on the Delta strain.
In the Russian Federation, a large-scale vaccination campaign continues. Citizens are vaccinated for free. Six vaccines against coronavirus have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, which became the first vaccine against COVID-19 in the Russian Federation and the world, as well as Sputnik Light, Sputnik M, EpiVacCorona, EpiVacCorona-N and KoviVac .
All up-to-date information on the situation with coronavirus is available on the sites stopcoronavirus.rf and access to everyone.rf, as well as on the hashtag #WeTogether. Coronavirus hotline: 8 (800) 2000-112.