NIZH NOVGOROD, 28 Jan. The first batch of the Sputnik M vaccine against coronavirus for adolescents has arrived in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, said Minister of Health of the region David Melik-Guseinov. «The Nizhny Novgorod Region received the Sputnik M vaccine for the first time in the amount of 2,160 doses. The vaccine will arrive in the coming hours to children's medical organizations in the region,» Melik-Guseinov wrote on his Instagram account. «: the main thing about the teenage vaccine against COVID-19 vaccination points were organized by Sputnik M, medical equipment was purchased and vaccination teams were trained. «Vaccination with Sputnik M is starting in the region. All specialized medical organizations are ready to conduct a vaccination campaign among minors. This is an important step in the fight against the spread of coronavirus. We see that the new strain is more dangerous for children than the previous ones, and the vaccine is the best way protect health,» the press service of the regional government quoted Nikitin as saying. The governor recalled that vaccination of children will be carried out with the written consent of the parents and only on a voluntary basis. Before vaccination, the child will be examined by a pediatrician who will decide on admission to vaccination. From the age of 15, a child can independently decide on voluntary vaccination. According to the website stopcoronavirus.rf, since the beginning of the pandemic, 246,961 cases of coronavirus have been detected in the Nizhny Novgorod region (1,445 in the last day), 225,175 people have recovered, 10,441 patients have died.
