Doctors called the difficulties of foreigners during vaccine tourism in Russia

When vaccinating in RUSSIA, foreigners need to take into account several possible difficulties. Interviewed virologists told RBC about this.

Firstly, it should be borne in mind that the trip may be disrupted due to an unexpected illness of a person who wants to be vaccinated. So, among the contraindications to vaccination there is an "acute period of any chronic disease," the HEAD of the laboratory for vaccination and immunotherapy of allergic diseases of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums named after RBC told RBC. I.I. Mechnikov RAMS Mikhail Kostinov. “Vaccination can be done only two to three weeks after the exacerbation has been removed. Secondly, the vaccine should not be given to those who suffer from acute respiratory diseases. The third is anaphylaxis to any medication. These patients are treated differently. Oncology, autoimmune diseases are not contraindications if they are not in the acute period, ”he said.

In general, these are standard recommendations, added Alexander Chepurnov, a leading researcher at the Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine (FRC FTM), professor of virology. “If you have allergies, you need to be vaccinated with caution. A person should not get colds during the injection and two weeks before vaccination, ”said the virologist.