Ministry of Health approves simultaneous vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza

“The Ministry of Health of Russia has authorized simultaneous vaccination against covid and influenza, the corresponding changes have been made to the instructions for medical use of the vaccine” Gam-COVID-Vak “(” Sputnik V “)”, – quotes the press service of the department RIA Novosti.

It is common practice in immunology to use several vaccines at the same time. Preclinical studies have shown that the efficacy of covid and influenza vaccines is not compromised when administered simultaneously. Doctors recommend doing them only in different parts of the body, for example, in the right hand and in the left.

“The interaction of Sputnik V with a vaccine for the prevention of influenza has been studied in preclinical studies; it has been shown that there is no decrease in the immunogenicity of the two vaccines when administered simultaneously, ”said Aleksey Kuznetsov, Deputy Minister of Health of Russia.

People on medical withdrawal from the coronavirus vaccination are advised to switch to remote work mode, get out of town and observe mask mode. This statement was made by Andrey Isaev, founder and director general of the Scientific Center for Molecular Genetic Research DNKOM, reports TASS.

The expert noted that people who have lifelong medical withdrawal from vaccinations should be as careful as possible: “These people are the most vulnerable to the virus and they need to take special care of themselves. They cannot afford the same lifestyle as the vaccinated. “

In the last day, 35,660 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Russia. A total of 8,241,643 people have fallen ill in the country and 7,165,921 have recovered.

We remind you that due to the rapid increase in morbidity in Moscow, the Moscow region and St. Petersburg, short-term confinement is introduced and non-working days have been announced throughout the country.