Virologists appreciate the idea of ​​mandatory vaccination of service workers

Vaccination of service workers is a forced and necessary phenomenon. Interviewed experts told RBC about this. The prerequisite was the spread in RUSSIA of new strains of covid-19 .

“This is a forced decision. Yes, coercion, but the situation is very serious. In Russia, new contagious strains are beginning to spread - British and "Delta", also known as Indian. Vaccination is not one of, but the only means to stop COVID-19 and protect people,” explained Alexei Agranovsky, a virologist and professor at Moscow State University, in an interview with RBC. — Vaccines are safe and effective, including against new strains. Let the effectiveness of Sputnik against the Delta strain be lower, it is sufficient to protect against the most severe consequences.

Another key factor in reducing the incidence, according to the expert, is the observance of restrictive measures - the mandatory wearing of masks in public places.

Alexander Chepurnov, HEAD of the laboratory for especially dangerous infections of the FITs FTM, told RBC that it is necessary to vaccinate service sector employees, but it would be more efficient to do this earlier. “[To vaccinate 60% of people] “already tomorrow” is impossible. This should have been done earlier, a month or two ago. Unfortunately, time has been lost in this regard, but this must be done. It is important to take into account those who have already been ill, and in total you need to have not 60, but 80 percent [of people who are immune to COVID-19],” he added. According to the virologist, the best option for a CORONAVIRUS vaccine for those who have already had it is Sputnik Light.