https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-daily-covid-19-deaths-exceed-one-thousand-mark-2021-10-16/
Russia was quick to develop and launch its Sputnik V vaccine when the coronavirus pandemic struck last year, but take-up has been slow, with many Russians citing distrust of the authorities and fear of new medical products.
Only around 48 million out of 144 million Russians are fully vaccinated, according to the latest data from the coronavirus task force, with 51 million having received one shot.
Russia has fallen for its own antivax hoaxes.