Dovaktsinatsiya polio in Russia

In Russia will host additional vaccination against polio. The journalists reported the press service of Rospotrebnadzor. In particular, it will affect the North Caucasus Federal District and some other Russian regions.

Such measures were taken in view of the fact that last year the outbreak Polio   It was registered in Tajikistan, while the disease affected 405 children, including 21 cases proved fatal. In general, on suspicion of polio   It was hospitalized more than 700 people. need to be reminded that today, polio   It is considered to be an incurable disease that causes spinal paralysis.

In Russia, human cases were reported in North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District. For this reason, at the end of last year were immunized in 13 regions of Russia, it has been made by grafting 2, 2 million children.

New immunization against polio, which will take place in two phases, will affect children from six months to 15 years. The first phase will take place from 4 to 9 April, and the second - from 3 to 7 May.

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