Allergic reactions to chicken protein and other substances, if they are components of the vaccine, the presence of symptoms of a cold and exacerbation of chronic diseases are contraindications to a flu shot, according to the website of the mayor of Moscow.
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The website notes that it is possible to get a flu shot after recovering from the coronavirus and ending self-isolation. The interval between flu and coronavirus shots should be at least a month. The message recalled that, according to the World Health Organization, this fall three new strains of the influenza virus will come to Russia, to which shepherd immunity has not yet been developed. Earlier, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that all regions of Russia received a flu vaccine. Additional vaccine shipments will come later.
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Rospotrebnadzor assessed the effectiveness of influenza vaccinations. According to Alexander Gorelov, deputy director for scientific work of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, an actual vaccine is created annually for specific strains that are expected to circulate in the current season.
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