Romania makes homeless a vaccine priority
Now people sleeping rough are on par with the over-65s, chronically ill people and teachers, and just below health workers H. J. I. / AFP
20.02.2021
EUROPE
Romania makes homeless a vaccine priority
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Mobile vaccination teams have visited shelters in several towns including the capital over the past few days
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Almost 300 homeless people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in Romania, making it one of the first European countries to single out people who are sleeping rough, health authorities said Saturday.
-These people are among the most exposed to infection risk. It s hard for most of them to follow infection control measures- junior health minister Andrei Baciu told AFP.
Russia registers its 3rd COVID-19 vaccine
Russian prime minister says third coronavirus vaccine – CoviVac – got Health Ministry approval for public use H. J. I. / AA
20.02.2021
PANDEMIC
Russia registers its 3rd COVID-19 vaccine
The vaccine, called CoviVac, was developed by the Chumakov Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Drugs
Foto: Illustration / AA
Russia has registered and its Health Ministry approved a third coronavirus vaccine for public use, the country s prime minister announced on Saturday.
The vaccine, called CoviVac, was developed by the Chumakov Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Drugs, Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with the government in Moscow.