Risk groups for influenza and other respiratory infections include the elderly, patients with certain chronic diseases (cardiovascular, respiratory system, diabetes, etc.), as well as representatives of professions that have a lot of contact with people. Special attention will also be paid this year, obviously due to the spread of bird flu, to the vaccination of workers in contact with animals and birds: farmers, poultry farmers, zoo employees, etc.
In addition, by October 1, regions must assess the readiness of medical organizations to work during the epidemic increase in the incidence of influenza, SARS, and coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Regions were reminded that it is necessary to provide for the possibility of rapidly deploying additional infectious beds, should such a need arise.
In addition, it set itself the task “to take additional measures to improve the quality of the differential diagnosis of influenza, SARS, new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), as well as the etiological interpretation of community-acquired pneumonia.”
Rospotrebnadzor will continuously monitor the incidence of all respiratory infections. If necessary, the document points out, depending on the epidemic situation in each region, restrictive measures can be introduced.
