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As Others Rush to Vaccinate, Moscow Lures Takers With Ice Cream

Demand limited even after Russia opens vaccination to everyone
Russia has stopped giving updates on the number of inoculated

People queue outside a Covid-19 vaccination center inside the GUM shopping mall in Moscow.Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

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By Jake Rudnitsky and Stepan Kravchenko

January 30, 2021 at 5:00 AM UTC

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If the offer of immunity against Covid-19 isn’t enough to lure shoppers to get a vaccination at a tony Moscow shopping mall on Red Square, the organizers have sweetened the deal with free ice cream.