Emergency vaccination underway at MSU after a measles case detected in a student

A case of measles has been detected in one of the students at Moscow State University. The capital's Rospotrebnadzor reported that emergency vaccination is being carried out by City Polyclinic No. 290 and the MSU University Polyclinic. According to the Telegram channel Mash, students of the law faculty have been switched to distance learning until November 3.

Emergency vaccination underway at MSU after a measles case detected in a student

The key facts

  • A measles case has been detected in a student at MSU; emergency vaccination is underway
  • The circle of contact persons has been identified; explanatory talks are being held
  • According to Mash, law faculty students have been moved to distance learning until November 3

Emergency vaccination at MSU

Emergency vaccination is underway at Moscow State University in connection with a detected case of measles. TASS reported this, citing the capital's Rospotrebnadzor office. According to the agency, one of the students contracted measles. The vaccination is being carried out by the Moscow Healthcare Department's City Polyclinic No. 290 together with the MSU University Polyclinic.

Work with contact persons

Rospotrebnadzor staff have identified the circle of people who were in contact with the sick student. Specialists are holding explanatory talks with both students and university faculty.

Quarantine at the law faculty

On the morning of October 21, the Telegram channel Mash reported that students of the MSU law faculty had been sent into quarantine: until November 3 they will study remotely. According to the students themselves, one of the master's students brought a certificate confirming the infectious disease to the university.

Latest in this section

Uzbekistan →