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© 2021 AFPMoscow records pandemic high for COVID cases for second day running
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lostrune2
Even Russia has to deal with this crisis of physics: hospitals/healthcare have limits - how are ya going to respond with limited resources
That's a real-world problem everyone has to find a solution for, when hospitals/healthcare get filled to capacity
u_s__reamer
The Russians, normally meticulous in their planning for sport and chess, have been caught on the wrong foot by the covid virus. From now on they'll be playing covid whack-a-mole, a game this virus excels at. Meanwhile, many Russians may find a smidgen of solace in Putin's discomfort as his throne starts to wobble under pressure from the pandemic.
The Avenger
Russian wasteland what can I say. Maybe they need to get some real vaccine to the people.
Jsapc
This article is dedicated to the guy who spent a good part of spring trying to convince us all here that the Sputnik vaccine was the best in the world and that the russians all loved it. Good times.
GdTokyo
Could it be that they don’t trust their own government’s claim of safety and efficacy?
Perhaps because the Russian government never ran Phase 3 trials?
lostrune2
Russia has only able to produce 35 million doses so far, most for use at home with 15 million sent abroad - but just 19.5 million Russians have received at least one dose
Russia has vaccine production issues, and Sputnik V is harder to produce since it uses 2 different adenovirus vectors on the 1st dose vs. the 2nd dose (so they can't just mass-produce 1 big batch, but rather they have to mass-produce 2 separate batches)
"Russia Struggles to Meet Demand for Its Covid-19 Vaccine - Moscow’s Sputnik V shot offered hope as coronavirus cases surged in developing world, but shipments have been hit by regulatory, production problems"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-struggles-to-meet-demand-for-its-covid-19-vaccine-11620993601
Sal Affist
Kremlin critics argue the real figure is far higher due to undercounting by authorities.
As compared with the United States, where previous counts are being reduced to reflect people actually dying from COVID rather than dying with the virus somewhere in their bodies. Tyrants never admit to the true scale of their errors.
The poor people of Russia have been saddled with corrupt and incompetent leaders for ... ever. I agree that distrust of their government is the most likely reason so few wish to be vaccinated. It certainly isn't because of microchip conspiracy theories.
mz16
Majority of the ones getting sick and hospitalised right now are the those that did not get vaccinated.
The reason why some people don't want to get vaccinated is not because they don't trust the vaccine or whatnot, it's more of a 'since you need 70% to achieve herd immunity, someone else around me will get vaccinated instead because it's too mendokusai for me to do it'. Which is also why there are vaccination stations being set up at department stores etc. - shop and get your vaccine at the same place.