"We have completed vaccination by almost 93 percent, including not only military personnel, but also their relatives," Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday at a plenary session of the Public Council under the Russian Defense Ministry.
According to the minister, this allowed the military department to prevent critical indicators in terms of morbidity and mortality.
Shoigu said that the vaccination against the new coronavirus infection, in particular, was received by the military personnel of all elements of the strategic nuclear forces of Russia - their ground, aviation components and submarine fleet. As well as all special forces units. The vaccination campaign in the army and navy continues. And in general, all the activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are carried out in compliance with the measures of prevention of a deadly disease..
"As part of the provision of assistance to the population by specialists of the military construction complex, 30 multifunctional medical centers were built in 23 regions in nine months. They are equipped with the most modern equipment, " the Defense Minister recalled.
Yuri Gavrilov
