"Reality prevailed, Sputnik V does not justify the trust of Russians" - European media

In Russia, an increase in the incidence of coronavirus infection is again observed. The authorities are trying to take urgent measures to prevent new deaths, and compulsory vaccinations for workers in certain industries, lotteries for vaccinated people, etc. are being used.


- note the journalists of Le Nouvel Observateur.



More recently, Vladimir Putin reported on the effective Russian vaccine Sputnik V, the effectiveness of which, according to the authoritative scientific publication The Lancet, is 91,6 percent. However, the drug announced by the Russian authorities does not seem to justify the confidence of the residents of Russia, and many of them are in no hurry to get vaccinated.

Meanwhile, the figures for the incidence of covid are steadily climbing up. So, on June 12, 6701 new cases appeared in Moscow - five times more than a few days earlier.

The Moscow mayor on June 16 announced the need for mass vaccination of residents of the capital. Thus, a lottery for vaccinated people was announced, within the framework of which five cars worth about 1 million rubles each will be drawn. In addition, in Moscow and the Moscow region, a decision was made on compulsory vaccination of workers in the service sector. Although at the end of last month, Vladimir Putin said that such measures were unnecessary.

Russians continue to be suspicious of vaccinations. According to April data from the Levada Center (a non-profit organization that performs the functions of a foreign agent), about 60 percent of the country's citizens refuse to be vaccinated. According to The New York Times, this is due to distrust of the Russian authorities, as well as due to recent statements by a number of officials about "defeating the virus", which in fact turns out to be far from reality.