Gunzburg told when to revaccinate in the conditions of the "delta"

it is necessary to revaccinate in the conditions of the spread of the "delta" strain every six months, today it is critical. About this "RIA Novosti" said the DIRECTOR of the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg.

“The methodological recommendations of the Ministry of HEALTH on vaccination say that once every six months in a difficult epidemiological situation, it is necessary to revaccinate. I fully support this, to be revaccinated by Sputnik Light, from my point of view, in a situation where a new strain appears, it is really necessary once every six months. And there will be some other strain - then we'll see if there are any new properties of this strain, ”he said.

According to him, the passage of revaccination today is "very critical." He explained that if you do not constantly encounter a foreign antigen, then in six months the level of antibodies decreases for any antigen in people.

The Ministry of Health recommended using Sputnik Light only for revaccination Society

HEAD of the Russian Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko also recommended revaccination six months after the previous vaccination or previous illness in an unfavorable epidemiological situation. “After achieving herd immunity and after the stabilization of the situation, vaccination can be carried out once a year,” he added.

Revaccination against CORONAVIRUS started in RUSSIA at the end of June. According to Murashko, all medicines registered in the country are suitable for the procedure. In addition to Sputnik V and KoviVac, these are Sputnik Light from the Gamaleya Center, these are EpiVacKorona and EpiVacKorona-H from the Vector Center in Novosibirsk.

The number of cases and deaths from coronavirus in Russia has been growing since the beginning of autumn. A day earlier, 39,256 people were infected, another 1,241 died, which was a new record for deaths for the entire duration of the pandemic. At the same time, the total number of cases in the country has exceeded the mark of 9 million people.

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