The head of St. Petersburg revealed plans to achieve herd immunity

Herd immunity from covid-19 among residents of St. Petersburg can be achieved by the end of January next year. This statement was made by the governor of the city Alexander Beglov on the air of the TV channel "78".

“Our absolute target is 3.5 million vaccinated Petersburgers. We can reach this milestone in January,” he said.

Beglov added that now the level of collective immunity is 67%, the vaccination course has been completed by 2.1 million people. According to him, the population of the city is close to achieving the level of herd immunity of 80%, which was set by the Ministry of HEALTH. “It is very important to maintain high rates in December so that the city can celebrate the New Year in a calm atmosphere,” he said, noting that with a full load of all vaccination points, 40,000 people can be vaccinated within a day.

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In early November, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced that the level of herd immunity in RUSSIA should be at least 80%, but it is desirable to exceed this bar and reach 90-95%. “Our experts and foreign experts with whom we cooperate say that 80% is not enough to ensure the protection of the population,” she explained.

Herd immunity is the formation of a layer of inhabitants of a region or country who have immunity to infection at a sufficient level to stop further transmission of the virus.

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According to the headquarters, as of November 19, in St. Petersburg , more than 2.62 million people were vaccinated with the first component of the drug against CORONAVIRUS, and more than 2.33 million with the second. The indicators include the use of the single-component Sputnik Light.

As of November 24, 1,538 residents of the city fell ill during the day, 65 patients who had previously fallen ill died. Over the entire period of the spread of infection in St. Petersburg, more than 777.3 thousand people were diagnosed with coronavirus, 25,867 died, follows from the data of the operational headquarters.

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