COVID-19 in the country could be reached as early as the first half of this year, the RIA news agency cited him as saying."We expect collective immunity against coronavirus could be created in the first half of this year," he was cited as saying.Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Anna Popova emphasized the need to carry out a vaccination campaign in a way to make sure that herd immunity formed before the fall season.
According to her, 60% of the country’s population needs to be vaccinated this year.Meanwhile, Russia confirmed 21,152 COVID-19 cases in the past day, a new low since November 18, the anti-coronavirus crisis centre told reporters on Wednesday.The total case tally hit.