‘I Signed Up for Vaccination because I Care for Myself and Others’

Today, vaccination drive against coronavirus infection has started at HSE University on 11 Pokrovsky Boulevard. HSE University Life talked to the students and staff who got vaccinated on the first day.

You can choose between Russian-produced ‘Sputnik V’ and ‘EpiVacKorona’ vaccines.

HSE staff and students can be inoculated, including:

persons over the age of 18;
Russian citizens (Moscow, Moscow Region, and other regions);
foreign citizens.

If you wish to get vaccinated, please fill in the online registration form.

All those who get vaccinated on June 17-18 and 21-23 can get signature masks designed by the students of HSE School of Art and Design.

Valeria Arnaut
3rd-year student of the Bachelor’s programme in Journalism:

‘I decided to get vaccinated because I felt it was necessary for me and my health. I also plan to go abroad, so the certificate seems to be the only way to get anywhere. I liked that there were no queues. Medical staff were very nice to me—they helped me understand that my questions were not stupid and to calm down.’

Anastasia Kovalenko
Head of the Laws and Regulations Unit:

‘I decided to get vaccinated because my level of COVID-19 antibodies decreased. Due to the worsening epidemiological situation and desire to take care of myself and others, I signed up for vaccination. Everything went perfectly, I am very grateful for the fact that HSE University organized another vaccination drive.’

Dmitry Zubov
2nd-year student of the Bachelor’s programme in Business Informatics:

‘HSE University offered us to get vaccinated and it seemed very convenient to me. It is important to do it now, especially if I decide to go somewhere this summer. I liked the way everything was organized. The staff were very nice. To be honest, I was afraid that the shot might be painful. But they helped me calm down, so everything went well, and now I feel great.’

Aiday Aytimbetova
4th-year students of the Bachelor’s programme in Asian Studies:

‘I am a foreign citizen. In my country it is quite problematic to get vaccinated. I care about the health of my family, that’s why I decided to get a shot here, at HSE University.’