On the cutting edge: will COVID-vaccination points be opened in all Kazan shopping centers

Tomorrow, an additional covid-19 vaccination point will reopen in Kazan  in the Yuzhny shopping center. The opening of vaccination points in other shopping centers is currently not planned. This was reported to RBC Tatarstan in the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic. 

“At the moment, opening points in other shopping centers is not planned. If mobile points are in demand, we will consider the possibility of opening new points,” the ministry said. 

On October 14 last year, due to the high demand for vaccination among residents, the vaccination point against a new CORONAVIRUS infection in the Mega shopping center began to work around the clock.

On November 2, another round-the-clock vaccination point was opened in a mobile complex on the territory of city hospital No. 7.

The city health department recalled that vaccination against a new coronavirus infection is carried out in two stages, at each of which a person is given two different components of the vaccine necessary for the formation of immunity. The interval between vaccinations is 21 days.

To obtain a certificate of vaccination, you must check the existence of a verified account on the public services portal. 

The editors of RBC Tatarstan sent inquiries to the press services of the city's shopping centers.

The press service of the UD Group reported that today it is not planned to open vaccination points for COVID-19 in the GorkiPark shopping center and KazanMall.

Over the past day, 14,638 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in RUSSIA. At the same time, 9560 cases were detected the day before, 10824 the day before, and 12498 on July 31.

Today, Rospotrebnadzor of the Russian Federation said that the risk of contracting coronavirus with the advent of new versions of Omicron in the summer has increased, so it is important to take precautions. Earlier, the department recommended that citizens from risk groups wear masks in crowded places and public transport to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection.

The authorities of Tatarstan also report an increase in COVID-morbidity and a decline in herd immunity. On July 29, Dmitry Lopushov, chief epidemiologist, immunoprophylaxis specialist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, during a press conference, said that collective immunity to COVID-19 in the republic has been declining for 3 weeks and now stands at 6.9%. This is lower than in the country. The next day, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minikhanov announced that the number of cases of COVID-19 had increased by 8% over the week. 

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