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A study has finally come out about the second Russian vaccine (but in Russia). How "United Russia" was going to win the Duma elections in Moscow. Why prisoners are not treated

Good evening,

This is Meduza's daily newsletter about the important news of the day. At the beginning of the week we talked about a rabbit who jumped into the pool with a bomb . Therefore, it is logical to end the week with one more news about rabbits. This time - about those that do not jump, but walk on their front legs . Due to a mutation in one of the genes, their brain simply cannot coordinate the actions of the hind legs to jump. The good news is that the discovery of this mutation may help in the future to understand the nature of other diseases of the spinal cord.

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Pulse

The main thing for the day - point by point

• Navalny finally himself told what happened to him. In short, the leg loses sensitivity, it is not treated in any way.
• In the Suez Canal, they began to deepen the bottom around the stranded ship. The channel is still blocked. By the way, you can check if the container ship has been moved here .
• in Egypt collided Two passenger trains . At least 32 people were killed and 84 others were injured.
• died . The co-founder of the Sounds of Mu group, musician and journalist Alexander Lipnitsky
• in Belarus during the celebration of Freedom Day More than 200 people were detained .

Texts of the day

The son of Rosa Khalishkhova disappeared at the first Chechen one more than 20 years ago. She tried to find him, was captured, survived the torture - but did not despair and is still waiting for him.

In 1994, Albert Khalishkhov ended up in Chechnya as part of the 131st Maikop Brigade. On New Year's Eve, the assault on Grozny began, in which the brigade was defeated. Of the 446 people, 85 were killed, another 72 were missing - including Khalishkhov himself. His mother immediately went to Chechnya and tried to find her son herself. After several years of unsuccessful searches, in 1999, she was captured by militants. The woman withstood the torture, escaped and did not despair. Roza Khalishkhova continues to wait for her son today. Here is her story .

United Russia has only three allies in the State Duma elections: Circus, Clever Voice and Full Ahead. Let's explain everything now

The elections will be held in September, and the ruling party intends to win them, including in Moscow, where its rating is 20%. We got acquainted with the United Russia strategy , drawn up at the end of 2020, and found out how the leadership wants to achieve victory. One of the main “information risks” is Navalny’s “Smart Voting”, the idea of ​​which is to support the strongest opponents of ER. The solution is to make a mirror of the site and bots for telegram and whatsapp. And call it "Smart Voice" to confuse voters. The "Full Ahead" project involves the mobilization of state employees and control of their attendance at the polling stations. And it is recommended to turn opposition events into a "circus".

The coronavirus

The creators of EpiVacCorona published the first scientific article. She has a lot of weirdness.

Let's start with the fact that it was published not in an authoritative publication like The Lancet (as was the case with Sputnik V), but in a little-known Russian magazine, Infection and Immunity. The article presents the results of the first and second phases of the vaccine study. They evaluate short-term safety, the presence and frequency of adverse events, and immunogenicity. Nothing has been said about effectiveness yet - because research on it is ongoing. We discussed this text and its oddities and problems with experts and participants in the EpiVacCoron study.

Why does Europe need Sputnik V?

Germany made a proposal to buy a Russian vaccine for the European Union. Moreover, German officials insist that it is necessary to purchase the drug even before its registration - in order to speed up vaccination. In terms of the share of those vaccinated, the EU countries are inferior not only to the leader in this indicator, Israel, but also to the UK, which recently left the EU. The three main factors that are slow to vaccinate people are European bureaucracy, the desire to save money and distrust of vaccines. We talk about vaccination in Europe and its problems .

Bonus: another text about "Sputnik V" and the West . This time about how the Russian vaccine has become an advantage in the ideological dispute between Russia and Europe and the United States.

And let's finish this section with good news: Thailand will open Phuket for accustomed tourists from July 1. It is expected that 70% of the population will be vaccinated by this date.

Podcast "What Happened"

Why is prison medicine in Russia so ruthless to prisoners?

Navalny and his lawyers announced the deterioration of the politician's well-being in the colony. Requests to provide him with medical assistance so far have not led to anything. In the new episode of the podcast, we are trying to find out how Navalny is treated in the colony in Pokrov: worse or better than other prisoners? And why do employees and doctors of the Federal Penitentiary Service systematically violate the rights of prisoners, despite the decisions of the courts? Lawyer Anastasia Kopteeva, who has been defending the medical rights of prisoners for many years, helps to figure this out.

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Reservation of the day

How not to talk about the fight against corruption

The head of the Bryansk police, Vladislav Tolkunov, gave an interview to the Bryansk Gubernia channel and talked a little about corruption. True, it seems that he did not formulate the idea very well :

“I want to note that corruption is an important component of our work. Far from the only one, but at the same time it is an evil that we are dealing with together with the prosecutor's office, the Investigative Committee, the FSB. The National Guard provides us with strong support.”

Let's go towards the weekend on our front paws, your "Medusa"