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The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation annually conducts a campaign to vaccinate the population against influenza before the start of the epidemic season.
The Ministry of Health announced large-scale supplies of new flu vaccines to Russian regions. We are talking about 56 million doses, Interfax reports.
As Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said, the strain composition of the new vaccines - all three components - has been completely updated in accordance with the forecast of the World Health Organization.
In addition, vaccines will be supplied to the regions to prevent pneumococcal infection, the main pathogen that causes dangerous pneumonia, which is especially important for older Russians.
Murashko assured that all vaccines undergo strict quality control in state laboratories of Roszdravnadzor. “Their safety and effectiveness have been confirmed,” the minister said.

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