ST. PETERSBURG, June 4. /TASS/: Foreign nationals employed in Russia will be offered to get vaccinated with the Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Friday.
"The first thing that was said is that foreign nationals working in Russia will be granted access to vaccination. <…> We plan to use Sputnik Light," he told journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Addressing the Forum’s plenary session earlier on Friday, Putin asked the government to look at organizing paid vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection for foreigners by the end of the current month. He also noted that Russia’s pharmaceutical sector "is ready to continue to increase vaccine production."
Sputnik Light is a one-dose version of Sputnik V. It consists of only one (first) component, and so it requires only one shot instead of two.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) organized by the Roscongress Foundation is running on June 2-5. This year, the forum’s motto is: "Together Again. Economy of New Reality." Within the SPIEF format, the forums of small and medium business, Healthy Society, Drug Security and the SPIEF Junior special youth workshop will be held.
The SPIEF’21 forum is being held in the offline format with the observance of all the epidemiological safety measures. TASS is an information partner and the official photo hosting agency of the forum.
