Coronavirus: Russia will start vaccinating the elderly …

According to Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine in people over the age of 60 are drawing to a close.

In this way, Russia plans to vaccinate people over the age of 60 with Sputnik V against COVID-19 in the week, as announced this Sunday by the Minister of Health of this country, Mikhail Murashko, in an interview with the program of information on the Rossiya-1 television channel.

“Yes, we hope so,” the health minister said in response to the question of whether vaccination of the elderly could begin in the coming days.

According to Mikhail Murashko, clinical trials of the vaccine in people over 60 are drawing to a close.

“We recommend that the regions also involve diabetic patients in the vaccination,” added Murashko.

Vladimir Putin had said last week that the vaccine would not yet be inoculated as he was awaiting protocol authorization, and his statements have been decontextualized in an effort to politicize the mass vaccination Argentina will begin.

The confusion has been fostered by some media which misinterpreted the words of President Vladimir Putin, who said at the press conference last Thursday that he would be vaccinated “without fail as soon as possible” because he has over 60 years old and not yet licensed to do so. .

He added: “I am listening to the recommendations of the specialists and therefore, I have not done it yet, but it is clear that I will do it as soon as possible.” He also said that the variant designed by the expert teams in his country “was safe and effective”.

However, some voices seeking to discredit Russia’s scientific and technological prestige have taken advantage of this discursive void and promoted the idea that the president himself is wary of the vaccine made in his territory.

In truth, he had not been vaccinated because at 68 he was not in the age group of citizens to whom he applied, which he will now be able to do in the coming days, as announced this Sunday.