PETERSBURG, January 28 – RIA Novosti. The Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova urged Russians not to self-medicate and obvious flu symptoms – high temperature, cough or difficulty breathing – immediately contact a doctor.
Earlier, the Research Institute of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation reported that the incidence of influenza and SARS in Russia exceeded the base for the country line and the weekly epidemic threshold.
“If you feel that you have a very tall temperature and some tightness in the chest, difficulty breathing or coughing strong, we must definitely not wait another minute, because there is a form of influenza that are lightning fast developing. We have everything in order to save everyone, but this one has to come to the doctor, “- said Skvortsov journalists.
According to the Minister, on 27 January, Russian victims of influenza, especially the “swine” became 107 people. All of them have not been vaccinated and most of them later enlisted the help of experts.
“This year we are prepared not just better, but much better for the epidemic. I said yesterday that we have at the end of October and November population immunity, ie the number of people who have blood protective titers of influenza virus, for “swine flu” is greater than 61% for all other types of flu – exceed 77-85%. We have a whole population is protected from serious epidemic, “- said the head of the Russian Ministry of Health.
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