Russia introduces mandatory COVID vaccination, TASS reported.
Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko signed an order approving a new national calendar for preventive vaccinations for epidemic indications.
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Coronavirus vaccination is also included in children aged 12 to 17 years. The relevant document was published on Monday on the official internet portal for legal information.
“Against coronavirus infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, priority level 3 is children aged 12 to 17 inclusive,” the document said.
The text of the order notes that the vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 is voluntary with a written application from one of the parents.
The contract also includes workers in the organization for the provision of services in the secondary priority category for vaccination. The category of the third level of priority includes students in vocational and higher education institutions over 18 years of age.
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The document as well allows the introduction of vaccines, with the exception of drugs for the prevention of tuberculosis, provided for in the national calendar of preventive vaccinations and the national calendar of preventive vaccines for epidemic indications on the same day with different syringes in different parts of the body.
At the same time, the WHO will continue next year with the procedures for the approval of the Russian vaccine “Sputnik V”.
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