The elderly, children, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases are at risk of severe influenza and ARVI

Elderly people, children, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases are at increased risk of severe influenza and ARVI.

High-risk groups include people aged 60 years and older, people with chronic diseases (pulmonary, cardiovascular and endocrine diseases, obesity, immunosuppression), children under five years of age, especially under two years of age, and pregnant women.

MOSCOW, September 29 - RIA Novosti. The elderly, children, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases are at increased risk of severe influenza and ARVI, Vladimir Chulanov, chief freelance specialist of the Russian Ministry of Health for infectious diseases, told reporters.

“It is especially important for groups at increased risk of severe disease to protect themselves - these include people aged 60 years and older, people with chronic diseases, including diseases of the lungs, cardiovascular and endocrine systems, obesity, immunosuppression, children under five years of age, especially under the age of two, and pregnant women,” Chulanov said.