Russian Orthodox Church called for general mobilization in the fight against COVID

According to the head of the Department for External Church Relations, with regard to vaccination against coronavirus, it is desirable to observe the principle of voluntariness,"But there is also the principle of people's responsibility for the lives of others" Metropolitan Hilarion

A person who refuses to be vaccinated against the coronavirus causes potential harm not only to himself, but also to those around him. Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, stated this on air on the Rossiya 24 channel.

“We must understand that we are talking, in fact, about the war. <...> And this is a war for the survival of people. When the Great Patriotic War was declared, there were indeed many volunteers there. But if only volunteers went to the front, then we would not have won this war, we would have lost it. A general mobilization was announced. Here, in order to defeat this virus, we need to announce a general mobilization, ”the metropolitan believes (quote from Interfax).

He stated that he had a positive attitude towards the initiative of the authorities of Moscow, the Moscow region and other regions on the mandatory vaccination of company employees. According to the metropolitan, it is important to observe the principle of voluntariness in relation to vaccinations, "but there is also the principle of people's responsibility for the lives of other people."

What and in which regions is now impossible without a certificate of vaccination Society

Due to the increase in the incidence of coronavirus in the capital, Mayor 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. Following Moscow, similar compulsory vaccination measures were introduced in the Moscow region, Kuzbass, Sakhalin, Leningrad region, Tver region and Tula. The authorities of the Amur and Magadan regions did not rule out that they would take similar measures if the epidemic situation does not stabilize. Sevastopol also thought about mandatory vaccination of certain categories of citizens.

However, in the regions began to introduce restrictions for those who have not been vaccinated. For example, in Moscow, planned medical care will be provided only to those who have been vaccinated (with the exception of patients with cancer, blood diseases, and those who have contraindications), in the Leningrad Region, only vaccinated people will be able to take part in mass events in the so-called red zones of the region. , in Bashkiria, without a certificate of vaccination or a negative PCR test, it will not be possible to visit museums, libraries, cinemas, concert halls, discos and mass indoor sports events.

 After the regions announced mandatory vaccinations for certain categories of workers, the daily rate of vaccination in Russia increased by 5%, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said. According to her, as of June 18, 19.7 million people received the first component of the drug, and 16.1 million received both.