More than 237 thousand chickens protected against influenza with vaccination

The Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Kursk region continues monitoring the seasonal incidence of influenza and SARS. According to experts of the department, now respiratory viruses of nefripose etiology, such as rhinoviruses and adenoviruses, dominate in the region.

Over the past week, 3,954 cases of SARS were registered, of which 58.5% are children, the department said.

Rospotrebnadzor also noted that the influenza vaccination campaign has already vaccinated 237,650 residents of the region, including 75,460 children and 162,190 adults. For vaccination, modern drugs containing topical strains of the influenza virus, predicted for the 2026-2027 epidemic season, are used.

We remind you that free influenza vaccination is available for children from 6 months old, schoolchildren, students, pensioners from 60 years old and representatives of a number of professions and other categories of citizens. The full list is on the website of Rospotrebnadzor.