Putin orders 'large-scale' vaccination of doctors, teachers
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced start of large-scale vaccination of medics and teachers against COVID next week. Speaking during an online meeting dedicated to inauguration of new hospitals for coronavirus patients built by Russian Defense Ministry, Putin said Russia has enough capacity to start "large-scale" vaccination of teachers and doctors. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks from the underpass up to the street during sunset in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Russia has registered a record number of coronavirus deaths for a second straight day. Currently, there is a country-wide mask mandate and mostly mild restrictions that vary from region to region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)A man wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus walks along a street in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Russia has registered a record number of coronavirus deaths for a second straight day. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks into the underpass under the street during sunset in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Russia has registered a record number of coronavirus deaths for a second straight day. Currently, there is a country-wide mask mandate and mostly mild restrictions that vary from region to region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk into the underpass under the street during sunset in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Russia has registered a record number of coronavirus deaths for a second straight day. Currently, there is a country-wide mask mandate and mostly mild restrictions that vary from region to region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Two men wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk into the underpass under the street during sunset in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Russia has registered a record number of coronavirus deaths for a second straight day. Currently, there is a country-wide mask mandate and mostly mild restrictions that vary from region to region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks into the underpass under the street during sunset in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Russia has registered a record number of coronavirus deaths for a second straight day. Currently, there is a country-wide mask mandate and mostly mild restrictions that vary from region to region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced start of large-scale vaccination of medics and teachers against COVID next week. Speaking during an online meeting dedicated to inauguration of new hospitals for coronavirus patients built by Russian Defense Ministry, Putin said Russia has enough capacity to start "large-scale" vaccination of teachers and doctors. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)