Medvedev calls for ensuring everyone's access to coronavirus vaccines, abandoning 'vaccine nationalism' MOSCOW. May 19 (Interfax) - Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has called on the global community to ensure access to vaccines for the novel coronavirus infection to everyone and to stop practicing "vaccine nationalism." "It is necessary to in the near future agree on the rules for recognizing vaccines for the purpose of cross-border travel and ensure general access to vaccines, ensure a coordinated approach, and abandon the practice of so-called vaccine nationalism," Medvedev said at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum held in a videoconference format.