Official: More regions can introduce obligatory COVID-19 vaccination

MOSCOW, Jun 18 (PRIME) -- More Russian regions, apart from Moscow, will introduce obligatory vaccination against the COVID-19 in case of necessity, head of the Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare Oversight Anna Popova said Friday.

"We will be forced to use this instrument if needed, if the situation develops in other regions," Popova said.

On Wednesday, Moscow ordered public services companies to vaccinate at least 60% of the employees by August with both components of the vaccine. The Moscow, the Kemerovo and the Sakhalin regions followed.

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