Russian President Vladimir Putin was also given the third dose of the Covid vaccine.

He announced it himself, speaking on television. "I did it two hours ago," explained the Moscow leader speaking to the Rossia 24 station. The president also explained that the injection was "painless".

After the first two doses of Sputnik V - the vaccine developed by Russian scientists themselves - received in March and April, Putin today received a dose of Sputnik Light, a single-dose vaccine.

Putin's public announcement is also seen as an invitation to the population to follow his example: even if Russia has several vaccines of its own design, in fact, only 36.7% of the population is fully immunized, according to the specialized website Gogov. . To date, Russia has officially registered 9,331,158 coronavirus cases and 264,095 deaths, making it the country most affected by the pandemic in Europe.

(Unioneonline / lf)

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