Since October 1, the "hotline" for the prevention of influenza and ARVI began to work in Russia
Rospotrebnadzor of Russia from October 1, opened a "hot line", referring to which parents, grandparents can learn about how to protect your child from flu and acute respiratory viral infections.
Within one phone call, you can find out any information of interest - on vaccination of children, as well as on the combination of flu shots with other vaccinations provided for in the National preventive vaccination calendar.
Specialists of all territorial administrations are ready to tell moms and dads about how to properly prepare a child for vaccination, if it is to be done, where to make it, whether you need to pay for it.
Vaccination is considered the only specific flu prevention. In a number of regions, vaccination of children began in late summer, in Central Russia, the Volga region and the southern regions of the country, children began to be vaccinated against flu in September.
Vaccination does not guarantee that infection will not occur, but after it the disease is easier and less often there are severe and dangerous complications.
Vaccination done cases with six months of age.
Hotline will work until October 15. On weekdays, by calling the territorial departments of Rospotrebnadzor, as well as local centers of hygiene and epidemiology, you can ask all the questions, complain if there are violations of the rules of vaccination, prevention of a dangerous viral illness.
