Peskov said that he did not get a flu shot

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov did not get a flu shot because of medical contraindications. He said this in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin for IS “Vesti”.

No, I didn't [vaccinate], I have contraindications. If I could, I would, because indeed, it greatly reduces the risk of disease, and in the case of disease, it facilitates the course of the disease. This is absolutely absolute, Peskov said.

Earlier, on November 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had made the flu vaccine a Russian vaccine. “I got vaccinated. It's okay. The Russian vaccination is working, normal, the head of state said.

Putin also urged members of the government to follow suit.

“Members of the government should also be vaccinated. I say without any irony, seriously, the president said.