QR for transport: conditions, risks and expert opinion

About 75% of St. Petersburg residents oppose the introduction of a ban on public transport without QR codes confirming vaccination against covid-19 (this measure was previously introduced in Tatarstan). According to the SuperJob service based on the results of a relevant opinion poll, only 14% of respondents in the city support such “antique” measures.

The percentage of those who approve of such an initiative in the Northern capital turned out to be average for Russian cities with a population of one million, but the percentage of opponents among the respondents was one of the highest in the country: the idea met with greater disagreement only in Chelyabinsk (83% - "against") and Yekaterinburg (89%) .

"Desire to get vaccinated"

Earlier, we recall, such a ban was introduced in Tatarstan. The new measure turned into numerous scandals in Kazan - if on any route passengers refused to leave the transport and waited for the police, delays reached half an hour. As a result, passenger traffic in public transport decreased by 20-30%.

As for the authorities of St. Petersburg, they do not yet plan to introduce QR codes on public transport. “Today, there is no discussion of such a measure in the government of St. Petersburg. Then everything will depend on the epidemiological situation and the desire of the population to be vaccinated, ”said Kirill Polyakov, chairman of the city transport committee, earlier. At the same time, the official noted that the authorities are watching how events develop in Tatarstan. The press service of the Transport Committee, in response to a request from RBC Petersburg, confirmed this information: “In St. Petersburg, the issue of checking QR codes in urban public transport is not being considered, so our specialists have not worked out such technical solutions.”

They are not going to do this in the Leningrad region either. “There are rumors that we are introducing a QR code on transport from December 1. We do not plan to introduce them, ”Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko assured at a meeting of the regional government on November 24, adding that he finds no reason to cancel the restrictions.