Russia has started to vaccinate against the coronavirus | But …

Russia began today to vaccinate against the coronavirus to health personnel, social workers and teachers in the capital Moscow, where they opened 70 special centers to vaccinate the population.

“Citizens of the main risk groups can be vaccinated who, because of their professional activities, are in contact with many people,” said the authorities, quoted by the AFP news agency.

Russia was one of the first countries to announce the development of a vaccine, Sputnik V, which is currently in third and final phase of clinical trials in which 40,000 volunteers participate.

Its creators announced a 95% efficacy rate last month, based on intermediate results, and that the vaccine would be cheaper and easier to store and transport than others.

The vaccine, administered in two doses 21 days apart, it will be free for Russian citizens and will be administered on a voluntary basis.

Today, health officials said that during this first phase of vaccination in Moscow, the vaccine would not be given to workers over the age of 60, people with chronic diseases, pregnant or breastfeeding women, but without indicate when the treatment will be available to the public. in general.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced yesterday that 5,000 people registered within five hours of the online registration opening.

Russia recorded 28,782 new Covid-19 positives in the past 24 hours, a new daily high, and added 508 deaths from the disease, the National Coronavirus Operational Center reported in a statement.

The cumulative number, 2,431,731, represents an increase of 1.2% from the previous day.

Most of the new infections were detected in the Russian capital, which repeated the maximum with 7,993 positives, followed by the imperial capital, St. Petersburg, with 3,726 and the Moscow region, with 1,246 positives.

With the death of another 508 patients in 24 hours, the death toll rises to 42,684, Russian news agency Sputnik reported.