Rospotrebnadzor said that in some regions of Russia, measles cases have been recorded, the situation is under control. This was reported in the press service of the supervisory authority, reports TASS.
According to Rospotrebnadzor, cases of the disease are currently recorded in the Novosibirsk, Samara, Moscow and Leningrad regions, in the Altai and Krasnodar Territories “and in a number of other subjects of Russia”.
The increase in the incidence of measles in the department is associated with the arrival of “unvaccinated people from neighboring countries”. They also emphasized that citizens of unvaccinated countries also participate in the epidemic process.
The ministry added that the regional bodies of Rospotrebnadzor have taken all necessary anti-epidemic measures, including identifying the circle of contacts and vaccinating the population.
On March 9, it became known that the head of Rospotrebnadzor is Anna Popova. instructed Get the measles “clean-up vaccine”, including for migrant workers. According to its decree, the measles vaccine must be given from April 3 to December 31.