CoVID-19 vaccination point. File photoSt. Petersburg, January 16 More than 3 million residents of St. Petersburg vaccinated against COVID-19 with the first component of the Sputnik V vaccine or the Sputnik Light vaccine, the press service of the administration of the city governor reports «As of Saturday evening, January 15, the total number of people vaccinated with the first component of the two-component vaccine or the one-component Sputnik Light vaccine amounted to 3 million 1 thousand 45 people,» the message says. Of these, 645,263 people were vaccinated with Sputnik Light at the expense of the state budget .In addition, 194,918 people in the city were revaccinated.According to the governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov, due to the increase in the incidence and the global spread of the «omicron» strain, it is necessary to continue the campaign for vaccination and revaccination.29,230 cases of COVID-19 were detected in Russia per day Since the start of the vaccination campaign, St. Petersburg has received 4 million 44 thousand vaccine kits, including Sputnik Light. It is noted that the unused stock today is 842,000 vaccine kits.
