Until November 1, in Kaliningrad plan to vaccinate 625 thousand people

On Tuesday, September 22, Governor Alexey Besprozvannykh held an operational meeting, where Deputy Minister of Health Olga Herzog reported on the progress of the seasonal vaccination campaign, which began on September 16. This was reported in the government of the Kaliningrad region.

In the first week, 30.9 thousand residents received the vaccine against influenza and pneumococcal infection. The campaign will run until November 1, with plans to vaccinate 625,000 people, including 147,000 children. This coverage corresponds to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health of Russia to vaccinate at least 60% of the population.

At-risk groups include children, students, employees of hospitals, kindergartens, schools and universities, as well as employees of transport enterprises, utilities and catering. Currently, 201,949 doses of influenza drugs have been purchased, 137,510 doses of Flu-M, Ultrix Quadri and Sovigripp vaccines have been delivered to clinics, FAPs and district hospitals. Funding comes from the federal (67%) and regional (33%) budgets.

Earlier it was reported that a new modular FAP was brought to the village of Turgenevo, Polesie district.