The key facts

  • 35.5 million people vaccinated, including almost 12 million children and 120,000 pregnant women
  • Every batch of the vaccine undergoes state quality control
  • A doctor named six reasons for cancelling or postponing a vaccination

Progress of the vaccination campaign

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that 35.5 million people in the country have been vaccinated against influenza, including almost 12 million children and 120,000 pregnant women. According to him, the campaign is 'actively continuing.' The statement was made at a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and members of the government, RIA Novosti reports (Gazeta.Ru writes about it with reference to the agency Gazeta.Ru). The minister also noted that every batch of influenza vaccine in Russia undergoes state quality control.

Who may have their vaccination cancelled or postponed

Earlier, a staff member of the Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Diseases at Pirogov University, Iraida Bukina, told Gazeta.Ruthat vaccination may be cancelled or postponed for six reasons: a history of severe allergy, Guillain–Barré syndrome, age, an exacerbation of a chronic illness, fever, as well as another vaccination within 2–4 weeks beforehand.