From the MT:
“Putin Reveals He Took
Russia’s Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine”
President Vladimir Putin said
Wednesday that he was vaccinated against the coronavirus with Russia’s Sputnik
V jab, lifting the veil on a months-long secret that did little to quell
Russians’ vaccine hesitancy. The Kremlin said in spring that it would keep the
name of the Russian-made vaccine that Putin had received on March 23 and April
14 a “secret.” During his annual marathon call-in Wednesday, the president said
he decided to reveal the secret due to questions from the public and despite
requests to keep it confidential to avoid giving a competitive advantage to any
one vaccine.
“I didn’t consult with doctors, I
looked at my acquaintances,” Putin said at the start of this year’s Direct Line
event broadcast on state television, revealing that he had received Sputnik V. “I
didn’t feel anything at all after the first injection, only sensitivity at the
injection site four hours later. After the second shot, my temperature was 37.2
[degrees Celsius]. I went to bed and woke up with 36.6,” he said. The president
added that his daughter, whom he has yet to name, was also vaccinated with
Sputnik V. Russian media has reported that demand for Covid-19 vaccinations
rose “dramatically” after Putin received his first dose. Polls show Russia as
one of the world’s most vaccine-skeptic countries.
This month, authorities in more
than a dozen regions including Moscow made vaccinations compulsory for workers
who interact with the public as vaccination rates stalled despite free
vaccinations and a range of perks. These vaccination mandates are coupled with
restrictions on services provided to unvaccinated people. Putin said Wednesday
that he still opposes mandatory vaccinations but said that the regional orders
and restrictions are legal. Putin said 10% of those who had been vaccinated got
infected with Covid-19, but in a milder form. A Direct Line host later cited
Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova in correcting Putin that 2.5%, not 10%
that he originally named, get infected after receiving Sputnik V.
^ Because Putin was so secretive
from the very beginning whatever he says now (about which shot he did or did
not get) can’t really be trusted. ^
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