The Ministry of Health called the level of protection of the vaccine against COVID-19 infection unknown

The extent to which the vaccine protects against infection and coronavirus and prevents its transmission to other people is not fully known, the Ministry of Health noted. In this regard, the department urged to comply with sanitary measures,

The extent to which vaccination against coronavirus protects against infection with coronavirus is not fully known, according to the interim guidelines of the Ministry of Health.

“Although the COVID-19 vaccine protects a person from serious illness and death, it is still not fully known to what extent it protects against infection with the virus and prevents its transmission to other people,” the document says.

To protect yourself and those around you, you need to follow sanitary measures, including wearing masks, the Ministry of Health noted.

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The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, also spoke about the fact that all vaccines, including against coronavirus, primarily protect against a severe course of the disease. “You must always remember that all vaccines provide protection against severe forms of the disease and against the extremely dangerous course that the virus can cause. But very many, primarily the flu vaccine, do not protect against meeting the virus and from some manifestations of the disease, ”she noted. In this regard, she also advised to "consciously approach" the current vaccines and beware, not expecting that after the vaccination you will never get sick.

Mass vaccination against coronavirus continues in Russia. Those who have been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 more than six months ago can also come for a second free vaccination.

By June 25, the first component of the vaccine in the country received 21 million people, said the head of the Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko. According to him, the proportion of those who fell ill with COVID-19 after vaccination does not exceed 0.5%. President Vladimir Putin during the direct line spoke about 10%.