CrimeaPRESS reports:
The season of tick activity on the territory of Sevastopol mainly falls on May-July. Most of the territory of the region is located in the natural focus of tick-borne viral encephalitis. Doctors say that vaccination is an effective way to specifically protect against diseases that can be contracted by a tick bite. To get high-quality immunity, it is necessary to go through several stages of vaccination: first, make one vaccination, after five to seven months — the second. A year after the second dose, you need to undergo revaccination, and then the procedure should be repeated every three years. Adults and children can be vaccinated.
For adults, the vaccine «Encevir» was purchased, for children — «Encevir» and «Tick-E-Vac». There are different vaccines for children, because Kleshch-E-Vak can be used from one year old, Encevir is used from three years old— quotes the press service of the chief freelance epidemiologist of the Department of Health of Sevastopol Sergey Gryga.
To get vaccinated, you need to contact the reception of the clinic and take a referral to a therapist. The doctor will conduct a survey on the presence of chronic, autoimmune and infectious diseases, allergic reactions for the last month, measure blood pressure, saturation, temperature and issue a referral for vaccination.
If a history of such contraindications as pregnancy, acute infections or exacerbation of chronic diseases, severe allergic anamnesis, bronchial asthma and autoimmune diseases is detected, the vaccine is not given.— Sergey Gryga notes.
To date, there are more than 500 doses of the vaccine for the adult population, and the same number for children. According to doctors, in recent years, tick-borne encephalitis has not been registered in the city, but there have been cases of borreliosis — Lyme disease. The vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis contributes to the development of immunity, including against this infection.
Recall that in Sevastopol, adolescents are also vaccinated against the human papillomavirus and vaccination continues according to the national vaccination schedule.
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