Spread of influenza and SARS
Rospotrebnadzor announced the data on the epidemiological situation in Russia: from January to October this year, the incidence of flu was 7.87 per 100,000 people. At the same time, every hundred thousand Russians did not take into account one patient in 2021 – then the same indicator was 0.71. At the same time, 74 million Russians had received flu shots by December. Rospotrebnadzor told RBC that 85.9 million people in Russia were vaccinated against the virus last year.
December 13 Rospotrebnadzor knowledgeable“The incidence of SARS and flu in Russia increased by 35%.” At the same time, “swine flu” was detected in 82 regions.
The head of the department, Anna Popova, participated in a regular conference call with the heads of regional bodies and institutions of Rospotrebnadzor. At the meeting, they said that “the incidence of SARS and influenza increased by 35.4% compared to the previous week” and “the incidence rates in 37 subjects exceeded the country average”.
According to Rospotrebnadzor, the proportion of influenza among viruses detected in patients “continues to increase” and has already reached 52.5%. At the same time, A(H1N1)-2009, known as “swine flu”, is dominant among the strains of the disease. It has already been detected in 82 subjects of Russia. Influenza A(H3N2) and B strains are also spreading.
According to the agency, the Tyumen region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Astrakhan region, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Komi Republic, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Republic of Buryatia, Kostroma and Vologda regions became the leaders in the incidence of SARS and influenza.
Rospotrebnadzor announced that more than 74 million people, almost 52 percent of the country’s population, were vaccinated in this year’s vaccination campaign.
The ministry also noted an increase in the incidence of coronavirus – “In the 49th week of 2022, 11% more cases of infection were registered in Russia than in the 48th week. In the 49th week of this year, a total of 48,000 cases of COVID-19 infection were detected.
Get vaccinated “too late”
The previous day, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the government via video link. registered“ARVI and influenza are growing in the country, almost 30-35 percent per week.”
He recalled that the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, had asked him a few days ago if he needed a flu shot.
“You told me: yes, it has to be done. I report: yesterday I also advise all my colleagues. Today morning, I went to play sports, as usual, in the usual mode – everything is fine, there are no questions.
On December 13, Popova said on the broadcast of the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station that it was “too late and unnecessary” to get a flu shot. She noted that the vaccination campaign against the flu has been completed in Russia, but there is a cure for the disease and there are enough in the country.
At a government meeting, the head of Rospotrebnadzor said that “an tense epidemiological situation” has developed in the country due to “a significant increase in the amount of SARS, a group of respiratory infections and influenza”. According to their data, “97 percent of all cases are clinics of acute respiratory viral infections.”
Popova noted that from the beginning of November, “the situation in many countries of the world in the Northern Hemisphere began to deteriorate.” At the same time, the Russian surveillance-tracking system “worked earlier” – it was possible to detect the first flu viruses in October.
According to him, the flu situation in Russia can be “regulated”. According to him, “today we can talk about the high effectiveness of vaccination.”
He explained that although “mass vaccination has been completed in the Russian Federation”, everyone can “be vaccinated” “individually – as prescribed by a doctor and according to indications”. The head of Rospotrebnadzor added that these will be “individual vaccines”.
Popova noted that the upcoming New Year holidays pose “additional risks for the spread and increased incidence of acute viral infections.” According to him, a number of measures are being taken to minimize the number of infected people. Including the “separation” of children.
“This measure was introduced taking into account the actual incidence. In the absence of 20 percent of children in a classroom, school or kindergarten, that classroom and school are quarantined, the children are separated. This (virus – “socialbites.ca”) does not allow its spread among children or other age groups: neither in the elderly nor in the young. To date, the educational process has been partially suspended in about 600 schools and 12,662 classrooms, ”said the head of Rospotrebnadzor.
In turn, the Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that “over the past week the rate of cases has increased – this is about 1.5 million citizens seeking medical help.”
“The share of influenza among confirmed SARS has exceeded 50 percent. I would like to point out that among the patients there is a high percentage of school-aged children: seven to 14 years old – that’s 23 percent, and preschool-aged children – a little over 18 percent, ”said Dr. data.
Source: Gazeta
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