It has recently become known that the peak of respiratory infections in Belarus is expected at the end of January – beginning of February next year.
The press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic reported this on its official Telegram channel.
According to the agency, active vaccination against influenza is currently being carried out in the country.
By this time, more than 1,250,000 Belarusians have already been vaccinated, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health.
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As Kirill Ignatov, head of the immunoprophylaxis department of the Republican Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, explained, the vaccination protects against severe flu and adverse effects.
According to him, first of all, the National Vaccination Calendar defined the category of citizens for whom vaccination is most important.
This category includes children from six months to three years old, children and adults with chronic diseases, and people over 65 years of age.
Also included are people with immunosuppression, pregnant women, medical workers, pharmaceutical workers and some others.
The Ministry of Health noted that today all regions of Belarus are provided with vaccination drugs.
Vaccinations can be done either free of charge (Grippol Plus) or for a fee (Vaxigrip Tetra and Influvac Tetra).
For reference
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are infectious diseases that involve the respiratory tract, are transmitted primarily by airborne droplets, affect various parts of the respiratory tract and are included in the group of acute respiratory diseases, being the most common acute diseases among people.
