Vaccination in Russia have become a tourist attraction. Groups of German tourists travel to Moscow thanks to packages organized by the German Office of European Tour Operators. During the three night trip, tourists are vaccinated in a private clinic set up in a hotel and then visit the capital without any restrictions.
“Many Germans want to go to Moscow to get vaccinated and combine the trip with a vacation or a cultural program, this is how it works”says one of the tourists
The use of Sputnik V is not yet approved in the EU but that does not prevent travel to the Eurasian country.
“In Germany I saw that to get vaccinated normally you had to wait between five and ten months, so it was too long for me. So I looked for other opportunities. One was Serbia, which is now closed. Russia was the second option, and it works until now. “, another of the tourists points out.
The cost of the trip can reach up to 2000 euros and some packages even include excursions to Saint Petersburg or Lake Baikal.
While German tourists enjoy the convenience of getting vaccinated at the hotel, vaccine supplies are in short supply in some Russian regions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy to the Far East complained last week about a lack of vaccines in the Far East regions.
At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said yesterday that more than 8 million Russians have been vaccinated, representing about 5% of the total population, while, according to Putin’s statements last month, Russia has produced 20 , 1 million vaccines.
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