12 and counting More Russian regions announce mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 as cases surge (story updated)

Against the backdrop of a spike in coronavirus cases, a number of Russian regions have begun to introduce mandatory vaccination in some form or another. Most of these campaigns target people working in the service, trade, healthcare, transport, and culture industries, as well as public officials. Many regions are aiming to vaccinate at least 60 percent of these workers against COVID-19 over the next few months or weeks. Meanwhile, on June 16, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman told reporters that there are no plans to introduce mandatory vaccination at the national level. Here are the Russian regions that have announced mandatory vaccination campaigns so far (This list was first published on June 22, but Meduza has continued to update it. The last update was on July 27).

• Altai Republic (aims to vaccinate 60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 30)
• Altai krai (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 19)
• Amur region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 1)
• Arkhangelsk region (certain categories of residents, including students, by August 30)
• Bashkortostan (aims to vaccinate 60 percent of civil servants by July 2)
• Bryansk region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by October 1)
• Buryatia (60 percent of workers in certain sectors, students, and people over the age of 65 by September 1)
• Chechnya (90 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 25)
• Dagestan (certain categories of residents by August 31)
• Kabardino-Balkaria (workers in certain sectors by September 1)
• Kaliningrad region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 20)
• Kamchatka krai (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 15)
• Karelia (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 27)
• Kemerovo region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 17)
• Khabarovsk krai (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 31)
• Khakassia (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 31)
• Komi (94,000 workers in various sectors, including civil servants, food services workers, transport workers, and consumer services workers)
• Krasnodar krai (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 23) 
• Krasnoyarsk krai (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 15)
• Kursk region (70 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 1)
• Leningrad region (80 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 1)
• Magadan region (60 percent of civil servants and workers in a number of sectors by September 15)
• Mari El (60 percent of workers from certain organizations by September 25)
• Moscow (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 15)
• Moscow region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 15)
• Murmansk region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 1)
• Nenets Autonomous Okrug (60 percent of residents in certain categories, including people over the age of 60) 
• Nizhny Novgorod region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 25)
• Omsk region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 26)
• Perm krai (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 15)
• Pskov region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 13)
• Rostov region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 26)
• Sakhalin region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 1) 
• Samara region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 1)
• St. Petersburg (65 percent of officials by August 15)
• Smolensk region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 1)
• Tambov region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 15)
• Tula region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 15)
• Tuva (60 percent of workers in certain sectors)
• Tver region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 18)
• Vladimir region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by September 15)
• Volgograd region (certain categories of residents, including students, by September 30)
• Yaroslavl region (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 31)
• Yakutia (workers in certain sectors)
• Zabaikalsky krai (60 percent of workers in certain sectors by August 27)

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