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Russia can ease the visa regime for foreigners wishing to come for the vaccine – the working group of the plan will propose this proposal before the end of the year. This was announced to Izvestia by the head of the Turpomosch association, Alexander Osaulenko – this organization is also taking part in the development of a program of vaccine tours in the Russian Federation on behalf of the president.
The head of the association notes that the final proposals will be submitted in December, and organized vaccine tourism will be launched from January 2022.
“Starting from the new year we will launch this project. The Ministry of Health is responsible for the medical issues in this matter, they are number one in the process, and now they have, to put it mildly, stressful days. At the same time, the work continues, by December we are ready to talk about specifics, ”the associations noted.
The working group also raised the issue of simplifying those entering under this program, Oleksandr Osaulenko specified. According to him, the participants in the discussion agreed that a visa should not be issued for a month, this period should be reduced to 1-3 days.
“This question in the discussion of vaccine rounds is one of the most acute. A visa for those entering under this program must be a prototype of e-mail, must be issued according to a simplified procedure. The decision on this issue must now be approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But, of course, the question of the time of obtaining a visa is one of the main ones. It is necessary to make sure that when a person decides to come and get vaccinated in Russia, he does it as quickly and comfortably as possible, the head of Tourist Assistance did so.
The most popular among foreigners will be the one-component preparation “Sputnik Light”, since its effectiveness has already been proven in combination with foreign vaccines, the expert said.
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