Compulsory coronavirus vaccination for people over 60 and for people with chronic diseases is being introduced in St. Petersburg. This refers to a decision issued by the head of the State Health Inspectorate of St. Petersburg Natalia Basketova.
Workers in industry, manufacturing, manufacturing, construction, transport and transport infrastructure, including workers at Pulkovo airport, airline staff, seaports and ship crews, are also subject to compulsory vaccination. Students over the age of 18 who do internships outside their institutions must also be vaccinated.
Vaccination with the first dose must be carried out by 15 December and with the second by 15 January, in order to vaccinate at least 80% of the total workforce.
According to the latest data, 735,739 cases of infection and 24,640 deaths have been recorded in St. Petersburg since the beginning of the pandemic. In terms of the number of infections, St. Petersburg ranks second among the regions of Russia after Moscow.
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