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1. Catherine the Great Wants You to Get Vaccinated

Catherine the Great's injunction to get vaccinated has recently emerged from a private collection.

Tags: vaccine, smallpox, macdougall's, auction, Catherine the Great
2. Vaccination is the Cat's Meow

The Moscow Regional Coronavirus Headquarters are using all the available weapons at their disposal to fight the spread of COVID-19, and they've pulled out their biggest gun yet: cat memes. 

Tags: video, Moscow, covid 19, COVID, vaccine, vaccination, cat
3. Doses Down the Drain

While most Russians aren't known to shy away from free shots (vaccine or otherwise), one administrator is under investigation for selling documents sans immunizations.

Tags: Kaliningrad, vaccine, coronavirus, health
4. Nice and Refreshing

Russia announces "Sputnik Light," the not-actually-low-cal version of their Sputnik V vaccine.

Tags: science, vaccine, coronavirus, health
5. Get Them Vacs A-Rollin'

“The main condition is that the first shot of the vaccine must be administered between the 15th and 25th of June 2021 at the vaccination points of the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region. For this purpose, you can choose any drug: ‘Sputnik V,’ ‘EpiVacCorona,’ and ‘KoviVak.’”

– On June 13, Governor of Moscow Oblast Andrei Vorobyov announced a lottery to win a new apartment.
Tags: raffle, lottery, sergei sobyanin, andrei vorobyov, vaccine, covid 19, covid
6. Quadruplets, Stickers, and Jellyfish in Your Pants

In this week's Odder News, Russia jumps on the organic bandwagon, Russians get circus tickets and stickers for vaccinating, and quadruplets are more common than you would think.

Tags: bread, circus, covid 19, vaccine, Yekaterinburg, voronezh, Sochi, black sea
7. Victory Day, Vaccination Drives, and Mass Marriage

In this week's Odder News, Victory Day surprises, ideas to increase vaccination, and a mass wedding in the sky.

Tags: tattoo, weddings, zags, vaccine, great patriotic war, world war ii, Victory Day
8. Get You With the Big Gun

“Simple and reliable, like a Kalashnikov assault rifle.”

– Putin's assessment of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V, broadcast on television channel Russia 24 on May 6.
Tags: kalashnikov, assault rifle, rifle, sputnik v, covid 19, covid, vaccine
9. Sputnik V is Quite Alright

“The fact of the matter is, 80 or 85% of Serbians want the Russian vaccine Sputnik V."

– Down with the naysayers! On May 4, Russian news outlet Izvestiya published a written interview with the Serbian Ambassador Miroslav Lazanski where he explained that, while Serbians choose themselves which vaccine they will receive, the majority would prefer Sputnik V. Remember when The world poo-poo’d the Russian decision to vaccinate without full clinical trials? It looks like not everyone’s complaining these days…

Tags: COVID, coronavirus, sputnik v, vaccine, covid 19, serbia
10. Play-Doh, Vaccinated Pets, and Irish Whiskey

In this week's Odder News: the Play-Doh version of Moscow, the Russian version of Irish whiskey, and the Red Bull version of ice skating.

Tags: play-doh, whiskey, vaccine, COVID, pets, skating

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