Vaccination against influenza in a polyclinic near MoscowMOSCOW, Jan 18 The incidence of influenza and SARS increased by a second week of 2022 in the Russian capital compared to the previous week among all age groups, but at the same time remains below the estimated epidemic thresholds among children, according to the website of the Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow. «The epidemiological situation for influenza and acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) city from January 10 to 16, 2022 corresponds to this period of the year, there is a moderate incidence of acute respiratory viral infections and influenza, due to the circulation of influenza viruses and viruses of non-influenza etiology: rhinovirus, RS-virus, other viruses of non-influenza etiology,» the message says.
Scientists have found out how flu vaccination affects the risk of contracting COVID-19″Second In the week of 2022, compared with the previous week, there is an increase in the incidence of influenza and SARS among all age groups of the population, however, the incidence rates are lower than the calculated epidemic threshold values for the total population and in all age groups of children: among children 0-2 years old, it is lower by 80.4%, among children 3-6 years old it is lower by 80.5%, among children 7-14 years old it is lower by 54.9%. Among the adult population, the epidemic thresholds for the incidence of influenza and SARS have been exceeded for 30 weeks,» the ministry cited the data. It is noted that the campaign for immunization of the population against seasonal influenza has ended in the capital. thousand people, which is 57.72% of the population, including those vaccinated at the expense of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.At the same time, the coverage of children with influenza vaccination is 65.43%.
