Compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 introduced in the Rostov region

The Rostov region has become the 23rd Russian region where mandatory vaccination against coronavirus has been introduced for certain categories of citizens. The corresponding decree is posted on the website of the regional Rospotrebnadzor.

Thus, according to the document, at least 60% of employees in healthcare, education, trade, public catering and transport, students over 18 years of age, as well as officials, civil servants, etc. are subject to mandatory vaccination. An exception is made for those who have medical contraindications.

According to the agency, until July 6, organizations must provide lists of employees to medical institutions at the location. Until July 29, it is necessary to organize “prophylactic vaccinations with the first component or a single-component vaccine”, and by August 29 - with the second component.

Rospotrebnadzor clarified that as of July 1, about 100 thousand patients with COVID-19 were registered in the region . At the same time, over the past few weeks, the incidence has increased by 19.9%, hospitals for patients with coronavirus are 78.6% full.

Earlier, due to the increase in the incidence of COVID-19, many regions of Russia began to introduce mandatory vaccination for certain categories of citizens. The first restrictions appeared in Moscow. So, on June 16, the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, signed a decree on mandatory vaccination of 60% of those working in the services, trade, catering, transport, healthcare, housing and communal services, education and culture sectors. Employers must ensure that their employees receive the first component of the vaccine by July 15, and by August 15 to receive the second dose.

On July 1, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the increase in the number of coronavirus infections in Russia as a whole "dictates the need for tough measures." “Another outbreak of coronavirus, another outbreak of a pandemic in Moscow and in the Russian Federation as a whole dictates the need for tough measures, because the life and health of Russians is an absolute priority,” he said.

In June, the daily number of COVID-19 infections in Russia more than doubled from 9.5 thousand (June 1) to 21,042 (June 30). On July 1, the federal operational headquarters reported that the number of COVID-19 infections over the previous day exceeded 23.5 thousand. In the Rostov region, 232 cases of the disease were detected per day, one person died.