Russia Aiming For Herd Immunity Against Virus By Autumn: Vladimir Putin

"Vaccination is now of paramount importance... to allow herd immunity to develop in the fall," Vladimir Putin said during his annual state of the nation address.

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia is aiming for herd immunity against the coronavirus by the autumn and hailed his country's development of three vaccines. "Vaccination is now of paramount importance... to allow herd immunity to develop in the fall," Putin said during his annual state of the nation address. "Our scientists have made a real breakthrough. Now Russia has three reliable vaccines against the coronavirus," he added. The 68-year-old received his second dose of a coronavirus vaccine last week without specifying which of Russia's three jabs -- Sputnik V, EpiVacCorona or CoviVac -- he had been administered.