Russia Lures People To Get Vaccinated With Ice Cream

[RAMROD 117,315]

If the offer of immunity against Covid-19 isn’t enough to lure shoppers to get a vaccination at a tony Moscow shopping mall on Red Square, the organizers have sweetened the deal with free ice cream.

Even so, there were few takers on a recent snowy afternoon for a city-sponsored Sputnik V injection and anyone looking to receive the free Russian shot could get it without a wait.

While shortages, confusion and long lines hinder vaccination roll-outs in many countries, the Russian capital is a rare place faced with oversupply. The apparent ease of access masks a difficulty for Russia in persuading people to get inoculated since President Vladimir Putin boasted of registering the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine in August.

 

 

Source:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-30/as-others-rush-to-vaccinate-moscow-lures-takers-with-ice-cream

 

I mean, it is cute and all, but isn't it still Winter there? Or are Russians that metal? 

Also, would you volunteer to get vaxx if you don't have to wait, and get free ice cone on top of that?

[Quartz 12,763]

Isn't the Russian vaccine less effective than the one Pfizer and the others made?

[imnotyourbabe10 6,120]

I'll play this song when I get vaccinated at some point this year in the US

 

[vyniildisk 12,689]

6 minutes ago, Quartz said:

Isn't the Russian vaccine less effective than the one Pfizer and the others made?

yes, also if im not mistaken quite shady too, but i guess its better than nothing

me after becoming basically immortal thanks to the good sistern Sputnik

[Illuminati 15,966]

I think any initiative to get people to voluntarily get vaccinated for Covid is welcome.

It's no secret that having a vaccine will become mandatory to enter concerts and airplanes at some point in the near future, so I'd rather get mine while I still have a chance to choose to do it on my own terms.

[Lucas 31,288]

I don't know if people don't go to get vaccinated because they don't trust it but that's pretty interesting to think about it

[HermioneT 1,998]

1 hour ago, Quartz said:

Isn't the Russian vaccine less effective than the one Pfizer and the others made?

I read it's pretty much as effective as the Pfizer/Biontech one (just recently there was a study concerning that over all news) and will probably be discussed to be approved in the EU.