Retailers asked the Moscow City Hall to remove PCR tests after vaccination 60%

The Association of Internet Trading Companies (AKIT, represents the largest players in the Russian and international online sales market) asked the Moscow authorities to exempt companies in which more than 60% are vaccinated against CORONAVIRUS from the obligation to conduct PCR testing for covid-19 every 15 days . The corresponding letter was sent by the president of AKIT to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, RBC has a copy.

The Decree of the Mayor of Moscow, which requires employers to test at least 10% of employees every 15 days, was signed in March 2020. This summer, the Moscow department of Rospotrebnadzor ordered employees in a number of areas, including trade and services, to vaccinate at least 60% of employees with the first dose by July 15 (then this deadline was shifted to July 22), and the second dose by August 15.

“Today, companies bear a serious financial burden on conducting PCR tests of employees. This obligation has existed for more than a year,” Sokolov said. For companies that are members of the association, the organization of tests costs from 600 thousand to 4 million rubles. monthly, according to the AKIT letter. The association believes that the abolition of mandatory PCR tests for those who have vaccinated more than 60% of employees "will create an additional incentive for vaccinating employees in e-commerce companies."

As of the end of July, the proportion of employees in the Internet commerce industry in Moscow vaccinated with the first component of the vaccine exceeded 60%, and in some organizations from the AKIT - 70%, the association said. ACIT believes that similar indicators will continue with respect to the second component.