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Russia: Moscow begins booster vaccine campaign as COVID-19 cases surge

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Moscow: Health clinics in Moscow will begin offering booster vaccine shots against COVID-19 on Thursday, the city's mayor said, as Russian officials scramble to contain a surge in cases blamed on the highly infectious Delta variant.

The health ministry issued new regulations for the national inoculation programme on Wednesday, recommending clinics begin administering booster doses to people vaccinated six months ago or more, making Russia one of the first countries globally to begin re-vaccination.

The campaign, which the health ministry defined as "emergency" vaccination, is motivated by a recent sharp rise in coronavirus cases, coupled with the low rate of vaccination in the country.

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