Vladimir Putin visits a hospital in Moscow
When a vaccination centre opened in a high-end department store on Red Square at the start of the year, Moscow residents were queuing up to get their dose of the Russian-produced Sputnik V.
Now that queue has died down to a trickle, and shoppers passing by the pop-up vaccination hub on a recent weekday afternoon said they were in no rush to get the jab.
“I’m not even thinking about it,” said Svetlana Sharshunovich, 45, strolling through the Soviet-era GUM store with her son. “We don’t know enough about the virus or the vaccine. I take my vitamins and I live healthily, that’s enough.”
After months of moving slowly, Germany's COVID vaccination program has picked up speed. Chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 premiers of Germany's states are meeting on Monday to discuss the next steps.
Germany will end vaccine prioritization by June at the latest, allowing everyone to apply for their jabs, said Angela Merkel. However, this "does not mean that everyone can then be vaccinated immediately."
Germany will end vaccine prioritization by June at the latest, allowing everyone to apply for their jabs, said Angela Merkel. However, this "does not mean that everyone can then be vaccinated immediately."
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