In the Kursk region from the flu has been vaccinated more than 225 thousand people

More than 225,000 people were vaccinated against influenza in the Kursk region, of which about 73,000 were children. Doctors remind: vaccination is the most reliable way to protect yourself from the flu and severe complications, and you can do it for free.

In autumn, the incidence of respiratory infections, including influenza, is traditionally increasing. According to the Minister of Health of the Kursk region Svetlana Yermolova, prevention is always better than treatment: vaccination saves millions of lives every year. You can get vaccinated free of charge in the clinic at the place of residence. In addition, on the weekend there is a vaccination point in the shopping complex "MegaGRINN", and the vaccination is done around the clock in the emergency departments of the BSMP and hospital No. 3 on Lesnoy Street, as well as in the reception department of the regional children's clinical hospital on Koltsov Street.

A separate topic is pneumococcal infection, which is also activated in autumn. It is among the leading causes of death in the world and often causes severe complications: pneumonia, meningitis, bacteremia, otitis. About one in three strains of pneumococcus cannot be treated with penicillin, and often the bacteria are resistant to other antibiotics. The best way to protect yourself is with a vaccine. Moreover, the pneumococcus vaccination can be done simultaneously with the flu shot.

Doctors especially recommend protecting against pneumococcal infection to people at risk: with chronic diseases of the lungs, heart, liver and kidneys, with diabetes; those who have weakened immunity; smokers; those who abuse alcohol; and people who live or work in closed collectives.