File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with participants of the We Are Together nationwide volunteer campaign at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 4, 2021 ReutersThe 68-year-old received his first dose on March 23 in privatePresident Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had received the second dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus and encouraged Russians to follow his example. "I want to inform you that right now, before entering this room, I also received the second vaccination," he said during a televised meeting. At the time he said that some 6.3 million of the country's 144 million people had received a first dose of a vaccine. Many Russians are sceptical of the vaccine, with a recent opinion poll showing fewer than a third are willing to get inoculated. As of Wednesday, health officials had reported more than 4.6 million infections and 104,000 fatalities from the virus.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 14, 2021 11:03 UTC