Russia ‘will reach herd immunity’ by end of summer – Putin

Addis Ababa, March 28, 2021 (FBC) -President Vladimir Putin has said he expects Russia to reach herd immunity by the end of the summer.

Speaking on television, the president said he was aiming to lift all coronavirus restrictions at the same time.

Putin, who was vaccinated this week with a Russian-made vaccine, also said the only side effects he experienced post jab were a brief muscle ache and some discomfort at the site of the injection.

Last Monday the president revealed 6.3 million Russians had so far received one dose of a Covid vaccine – around 5% of Russia’s adult population.

His target is to protect 60% of adults by July – sufficient for “collective immunity” to stop the virus spreading, according to BBC.