Стали известны подробности вакцинации от гриппа в пандемию COVID-19

Стали известны подробности вакцинации от гриппа в пандемию COVID-19
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Details of influenza vaccination during the covid-19 pandemic have become known However, there may be adjustments to the campaign to ease the burden on healthcare providers dealing with COVID-19 vaccinations.

This year's flu vaccination campaign may be subject to adjustments due to large-scale CORONAVIRUS vaccinations. This was reported to RBC by sources close to the capital's mayor's office.

Influenza vaccination usually starts in early September: last year it started on September 1, in 2019 it started on September 4. An interlocutor close to the Moscow authorities noted that there is no information about the postponement of the campaign this year. However, adjustments are possible in order to “distribute the burden on the healthcare system as efficiently as possible.

RBC sent inquiries to the Ministry of HEALTH and the Moscow Department of Health.

According to Petrovax (one of the leaders in the production of domestic influenza vaccines), the pandemic has had a positive impact on the demand for influenza drugs. In 2020, the demand for them in the commercial and budget segments of the market increased by 25% compared to the previous year. In 2021, the trend continues.

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“In the current epidemiological situation, the demand for influenza vaccines is steadily growing. People are becoming socially responsible, confidence in vaccination is growing as an effective way of immunoprophylaxis and health protection, ”the St. Petersburg Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums (SPbNIIVS) agreed.

In January, the HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that there was practically no flu in RUSSIA. Infectionists specified that the disease was suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic, and measures against COVID-19 weakened the spread of SARS. However, after the situation with the coronavirus improves, the flu may return.

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Research Institute of Influenza. A.A. Smorodintsev, the Ministry of Health announced in May that they plan to begin clinical trials of a dual-purpose vaccine that will simultaneously protect against both influenza and COVID-19 in the fall.

The drug has already been created, preclinical animal studies have been completed. After receiving and analyzing their results, the developers plan to start testing with the participation of volunteers.

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