CoVID-19 vaccination pointMOSCOW, February 2Based on the results of January-November 2021, Russia delivered about 675 tons of vaccines abroad with a total value of $1.36 billion, Ksenia Bannikova, head of the «Economics of the Non-Resource Sector» of the Center for Strategic Research, told RIA Novosti, citing data from the Federal Customs Service. For comparison, in 2020 175.1 tons of vaccines worth $70.9 million were exported. «According to the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in January-November 2021, deliveries of other vaccines for humans (TN VED code 3002 2000 09) abroad amounted to about 675 tons with a total value of 1.36 billion US dollars. At the same time, in five months (July-November) the second half of 2021, the volume of deliveries abroad almost doubled the volumes of the first half of 2021 (an increase of 78% in value terms and about 2.1 times in physical terms),» Bannikova said. She indicated that the main supplies of vaccines in last year were carried out in the countries of Asia, South America, Africa. «The top 5 countries where Russian vaccines were exported in January-November 2021 are the UAE (15.4% of deliveries in physical terms), Argentina (12.6%), Mexico (10.8%), Kazakhstan (10.4%). %), Uzbekistan (7%) Also, large volumes of supplies were sent to the DR Congo (4.8%), the Philippines (4.7%), Nigeria (4.6%), India (3.2%) and Nicaragua ( 3%)», — the expert noted. According to her, in general, it can be expected that the demand for Russian vaccines abroad will continue to grow due to the ongoing vaccination of the population of all countries against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. «The WHO has set a target for vaccination of 70% of the population by mid-2022. However, only 53 of the 210 countries for which data are available, or 25.2%, are currently projected to reach the goal of fully vaccinating 70% of the population as of the end of January. 37 more countries will reach the target of 70% of the vaccinated population by mid-2022. These include, among others, Congo, India, Nicaragua, Philippines, Mexico, which Russia actively supplied vaccines in 2021,” the agency’s interlocutor explained. At the same time, more than half of the countries will not be able to achieve the goal by mid-2022, Bannikova added. «According to some forecasts, in a number of countries (primarily countries in Africa and Central Asia), the level of vaccination of the population of 60% can be achieved at least in 2023. That is, the process of active primary vaccination will continue in most countries of the world until the end of 2022 and even in 2023,» the expert concluded.
