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Moscow began mass coronavirus vaccinations on Saturday, despite concerns over how quickly the vaccine was rushed into development.
The Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 shot was available in 70 clinics, according to the city’s Coronavirus Task Force, Reuters reported.
Frontline workers such as doctors and other medical personnel, teachers and social workers were the first to receive the blow and more than 5,000 people signed up within the first five hours on Friday.
Texts received by some frontline workers early on Saturday read: “You work in an educational institution and have top priority for the COVID-19 vaccine, free of charge.”
Moscow recorded a shocking shock of 7,993 new coronavirus cases on Friday night, a jump from 6,868 a day earlier and well above the daily average of around 700 reported in early September.
Russia has had two COVID-19 vaccines, Sputnik V which is supported by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and another from the Siberian Vector Institute.
Mass vaccinations are underway despite concerns from some scientists that full trials to test safety and efficacy have not been completed.
The Sputnik V vaccine is given as two injections, the second dose being given 21 days after the first.
Russia reported 28,782 new infections on Saturday, its highest daily count, and the country has a total of 2,431,731 cases of the virus, the fourth highest in the world.
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