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russia's response

LIVE | Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | May 15

Deaths surpass 115,000. Mass vaccination.
booster dose

Russia, After Confusion, Says Coronavirus Re-Vaccination Possible

Re-vaccination with any of Russia's three domestically developed vaccines is possible “after 1-2 years of vaccination” with Sputnik V, an official...
health watch

Russia Warns of H5N8 Bird Flu Transmission

Scientists detected the first case of H5N8 transmission to humans at a southern Russia poultry farm last month.
progress reversed

Russia’s Life Expectancy Plummets in Pandemic-Hit 2020 – RBC

Annual life expectancy dropped for the first time in 17 years from a record of 73.3 years in 2019 to 71.1 years last year.
canceled case

Russia Overturns Doctor’s High-Profile Malpractice Sentence

Yelena Misyurina's conviction for medical negligence sparked national controversy.
POTENTIAL CONTAGION

Russia’s Booming Intensive Animal Farming ‘A Ticking Time Bomb’ for Future Viruses

Following the discovery of the first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans, virologists fear farms will become virus “petri dishes.”
Bird Flu

Russia Detects First Case of H5N8 Avian Flu in Humans

Russian scientists have already informed the World Health Organization about the case.
LACK OF TRUST

As Russia Begins Mass Coronavirus Vaccination, Its Medics Aren't On Board

Skepticism among the medical community will make a nationwide Sputnik V push difficult.
vaccine trials

1 in 7 Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Volunteers Report Side Effects

“The complications are described in the instructions and are predictable,” Russia's health minister said.
new incentive

Russia Considers Stripping Coronavirus Bonuses From Medics Who Refuse Vaccine – Reports

Currently, doctors and other health workers treating Covid-19 patients are entitled to monthly bonuses up to $1,000.
skeptical medics

1 in 2 Russian Doctors Distrust New Coronavirus Vaccine – Poll

The doctors pointed to insufficient data proving the vaccine's effectiveness and the high speed at which it was developed.
containing the outbreak

Russian Region Orders Mass Vaccination Against Bubonic Plague

The order was issued after Mongolia's health ministry said that bubonic plague killed a man in the country's west.
statistics spike

St. Petersburg Pneumonia Cases Surge Tenfold Amid Coronavirus

“Not all patients with community-acquired pneumonia had Covid-19,” St. Petersburg’s health committee said.
women's health

Russia Violates Women’s Rights During Childbirth Amid Coronavirus – Report

Experts criticized the “alarming pattern of women's health and rights being deprioritized during the crisis.”
plague outbreak

Teenage Boy Dies of Plague in Mongolia

A handful of recent cases prompted an eastern Siberian region of Russia to test rodents for the bubonic plague.
loosened restrictions

Russia Lifts Quarantine for Arriving Foreigners Ahead of Reopening

Those who present negative coronavirus test results upon arrival will no longer be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
vaccine race

Russia Eyes First Coronavirus Vaccine Launch in Mid-August

Initial trials “proved that the vaccine is safe,” the research center's head said.
BLACK DEATH

Russia Runs Bubonic Plague Checks on Rodents

Siberia is taking no chances after cases in neighbouring countries.
BUBONIC PLAGUE

Russia Warns Against Marmot Hunting Amid Plague Scare

Mongolia and China have reported three cases of the disease known as the Black Death in the Middle Ages.
BLACK DEATH

Russian Experts Not Worried About Bubonic Plague Outbreak on Mongolian Border

“There is absolutely no threat to us.”
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