Gunzburg spoke about the consequences of the slow pace of vaccination against COVID-19

The slow pace of vaccination against CORONAVIRUS infection may lead to the fact that new strains with altered properties will form more strongly. This was stated by the DIRECTOR of the center. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg, reports TASS.

According to him, it is necessary to vaccinate at a fast pace and all citizens who are constantly in contact with each other. “If some are vaccinated and some are not, this can lead to an intensification of the formation of strains with altered properties,” Gunzburg said.

Earlier, Gunzburg said that RUSSIA has its own original variants of mutations of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including “Moscow”. He clarified that while their properties and differences from other strains are being investigated. The same was said by the deputy director of the center. Gamalei Denis Logunov. “Now we are monitoring [the situation] in Moscow, and most importantly, that Moscow may still have its own, Moscow strains,” Logunov said.

In early June, HEALTH Minister Mikhail Murashko announced that more than 18 million Russians had received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. According to a study by RBC, by mid-May, 13.9 million Russians (9.52%) received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and slightly more than 9 million (6.17%) received two doses.