The Mayor urged residents to pay attention to their health and be vaccinated against influenza

(Kazan City KZN.RU, November 9, Ksenia Shvetsova). This year in Kazan almost 300 thousand doses of vaccine Russian "Sovigripp" were bought for the vaccination campaign against influenza. Today immunization plan is made at 52%. Vaccination campaign need to be completed to November 20, otherwise the vaccine will be considered less effective. Mayor Ilsur Metshin urged Kazan residents to pay attention to their health and to be vaccinated against influenza in time today at the Business Monday.

As the deputy head of the Office of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare in RT Almas Imamov told, the incidence of influenza in Kazan increased by 2.5 times compared to last year. However, as experts note, the incidence for today is lower than epidemiological threshold by 4.3%, although in the near future due to the weather experts predict a worsening of the situation. According A.Imamov, the main problem is the fact that the vaccination of the population is moving slowly – it is made up of little more than half.

As noted by I. Metshin, citizens still have time to get vaccinated against the flu. "Health is our main asset, so it should be treated accordingly - said the Mayor. - Vaccination not only allows employers to save billions of rubles, but to preserve the health of our residents, what is more importantly". The Mayor instructed the heads of districts and heads of large companies to bring attention to the matter.

In general, Kazan shows good results in terms of sanitary and epidemiological situation - many dangerous infections are no longer registered in the city. The main role in this was played by vaccination of the population.

Today the city achieved standards of vaccination of population in all areas of vaccine immunization, Almas Imamov said. According to him, flu and SARS make the major share of morbidity in Kazan. That is why experts urge residents to be attentive to their health and to be vaccinated in time. As of November 5, the immunization plan in the city is made by 52%, among children - by 82.6%, among adults - 48%.

In addition, as Almas Imamov told, to avoid spread of infectious diseases for the 9 months of this year 658 checks on catering and trade enterprises were carried out.

Also 344 appeals for the work of shops and cafes located in residential buildings, including, for example, complaints about expired products, were received from the people. I. Metshin stressed that every complaint from residents will be considered separately. "Head of the district need to respond to this - I. Metshin instructed. - Please work every direction in detail with Russian Consumer Supervision, to spend a month of checking of the institutions and report on the results".