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 Russia has vaccinated more than 8 million citizens out of around 144
million, a senior official said last week. It is not clear how many
of those have received both shots. The Kremlin has said demand to
get vaccinated in Russia is disappointing.
Putin, who himself received the second of two vaccine shots last
week, used his annual state-of-the-nation speech on Wednesday to top
officials and both houses of parliament to urge more Russians to
follow suit.
"Everyone must have the opportunity to be vaccinated, as this will
allow for so-called collective immunity to be developed in the
autumn," he said.
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 "A solution to this problem
lies in our and your hands, in the hands of all
citizens. I once again address all Russian
citizens with the call: get vaccinated."
Russia has three coronavirus vaccines, the most
well-known of which is Sputnik V. Moscow has
also given approval to two others, EpiVacCorona
and CoviVac.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin, Andrew Osborn,
Polina Ivanova; writing by Tom Balmforth;
Editing by Mark Trevelyan/Andrew Osborn)
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