Why aren't Russians protecting themselves? Opinion polls point to the same menu of hurdles present in many other societies: fear of side effects, mistrust of government, a misguided definition of privacy and personal autonomy, outright COVID denialism, and a wide range of conspiracy theories about the pandemic. Some hurdles standing between Russians and COVID shots include fear of side effects, mistrust of government, and conspiracy theories Low vaccination uptake and the emergence of the Delta variant have driven Russia's daily caseload and number of reported COVID-19 deaths up by 2.5 times over the last month, putting its current mortality rate at one of the highest in the world. Yet Russia's vaccination rates fall far below those in any other country other country where vaccines aren't a scarce commodity. Although Sputnik V is still under review by the World Health Organization and the European Medicines Agency, its likely safety and efficacy have been heralded in leading international scientific publications. It's been widely available in Russia for months. Russia's vaccine history is complex-a mélange of innovation, medical myths, pontificating politicians, even cartoons-which might explain why its current vaccine situation is complicated as well. Russia has developed four different COVID-19 vaccines, one of which-its flagship Sputnik V-has been approved by national regulatory authorities in 69 countries around the world.
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