Over the past year, medical masks have become one of the main clothing attributes of everyone on the planet. Now, when mass vaccination is going on all over the world, people, including Kazakhstanis, are wondering when they can stop wearing masks. The Ministry of Health in Kazakhstan says that it will be possible only when 60% of the population, which is more than 10 million people, are vaccinated in the country. At that point, the necessary herd immunity will be achieved. Meanwhile, by the end of the year, according to the Ministry of Health, it is planned to vaccinate 6 million Kazakhstanis against the coronavirus.