Sputnik V is not a prophet in his country: most Russians do not want to be vaccinated

Russian vaccine Sputnik V It is the one that has happened the most and has been applied in Argentina. However, “no one is a prophet in their country” and most Russians do not want to be vaccinated with this anti-Covid-19 drug, according to a survey.

According to a survey conducted by Levada Center, the Russia’s leading independent pollster, 62% of Russians hesitate to be vaccinated with Sputnik V, promoted by the president Vladimir Poutine What “the best of the world“.

“People vaccinated with a dose of Sputnik have 80% protection,” expert said

This highlights the difficulties of a vaccination campaign in the country. In August 2020, the first vaccine against the coronavirus, called Sputnik V, was patented in Moscow, but the skepticism before the vaccine is major problem in Russia, according to experts.

Levada also claimed that 56% of Russians are not afraid of contracting the coronavirus, adding that the figure has not changed since February. According to the pollster, the number of those ready to be vaccinated has declined over the past year. the 26% said they were ready to get the shot, up from 30% in February. the 10% of people questioned said they had already been vaccinated.

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Putin, 68, has repeatedly urged Russians to get vaccinated, claiming that he himself has been vaccinated in private. However, he did not specify which of the country’s three main vaccines –Sputnik V, EpiVacCorona or CoviVac– has received.

Russia has lifted almost all restrictions on coronavirus, and many Russians refuse to wear masks in transport and other public places. The country has been one of the hardest hit by covid-19, and some experts say authorities are underestimating the number of deaths from the coronavirus.

ED / DS