No “obligation” in the field of vaccination is planned either in the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church or in Valaam, and “local initiatives” should be brought in line with the circular of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on this matter. The vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, deputy. Bishop Savva (Tutunov) of Zelenograd, head of the Moscow Patriarchate wrote.

“As for Balaam. To date, the topic of compulsion has been removed here. Vladyka Pankraty tries to admonish the brethren in a fatherly way. There can be no question of any “eviction” due to non-vaccination, “he wrote, and added that” mailing to the Tver eparchy in the form that was distributed on various social networks is a fake.”