The government proposes to allocate over 26 billion rubles this year for free anti-COVID19 vaccination for citizens of the Russian Federation. Earlier, the government proposed to include COVID-19 vaccination in the national vaccination calendar. This was stated by Mikhail Mishustin at a government meeting on May 20.
“On behalf of the President, there is a voluntary free mass vaccination against coronavirus. It should continue until collective immunity was formed.
To this end, the Government proposes to include covid vaccination in the national vaccination calendar. Relevant amendments to the federal law on immunization have been prepared. People will continue to be able to vaccinate for free. We will provide for this necessary additional funding. This year we will send over 26 billion rubles, “he said at a meeting.
In addition, the government promised to give vaccine manufacturers the right to an application procedure for the reimbursement of value added tax starting in January of this year. “This will help reduce his return period from two months to 12 days. Such a support measure will save production volumes, “Mishustin added.
The Prime Minister also said that within the framework of the national project “Healthcare” for 46 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, more than 80 billion rubles have already been provided for the construction of modern clinics, centers and other institutions in various regions of Russia over three years.