Experts: from the second ten days of December in Russia the incidence of influenza will begin to increase

If evolution doesn’t give us some kind of trick, then we will begin to rise in December, then we will break for school holidays and after the school holidays, after January 10, we will have an increase in the incidence rate,” Onishchenko said at the international multimedia press center “Russia Today”.

At the same time, in the northern regions of Russia, according to him, the rise in incidence may begin earlier. In particular, recent growth has been noted in Yakutia and Magadan, although at the moment it has been suppressed. In other regions the picture now looks calm.

At week 47, the incidence of influenza and acute respiratory infections develops according to the forecasts that we had. There is no excess in the country as a whole. The situation looks something like this: 44 patients per 10 thousand population, which is about 46% below the baseline of the current periodsaid the academician.

He recalled that the only specific preventive measure is vaccination. First of all, schoolchildren, employees of large groups, the elderly, as well as people with special indications should receive vaccinations, the specialist noted. To date, about 60 million Russians have been vaccinated, which is 40% of the country’s total population, Onishchenko said.

The vaccination period is not over, you can get vaccinated. But when the incidence peaks, getting vaccinated is not only useless, but in some cases even dangeroushe emphasized.

Among other preventive measures, the expert highlighted moderate physical activity, walks in the fresh air, normal nutrition and sleep, and avoidance of prolonged viewing of TV and gadgets.

Now Rospotrebnadzor records some seasonal rise incidence of influenza, the department reported earlier on Tuesday. About 2.9 thousand cases of the disease were registered in a week. At the same time, ARVI statistics also show an upward trend.

source: RIA Novosti Crimea