Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he expected Russia to reach herd immunity to coronavirus by the end of summer.

He also added that he also plans to lift pandemic-related restrictions by the end of summer after reaching herd immunity.

Putin, who got vaccinated this week with a Russian-made vaccine, also said the only side effects he experienced were slight pain in his muscles the next morning and an uncomfortable feeling at the site of the injection.

Russia has confirmed over 4,500,000 cases of coronavirus and over 98,000 deaths.