Bird flue vaccination of Russians and migrants of risk groups to start in April
The director of Russian Academy of Science Flu Search Institute Oleg Kiselyov accounts on bird flu vaccine production to be started in April this year.
"In February-March we are to finish vaccine test, and I hope we will be able to produce it", he said at the press conference on Thursday.
Kiselyov underlined, that in accordance with WHO recommendations this vaccine is to be reserve, intended to certain groups of people, both professional and geographical.
"The soldiers on serve at the boarders with China, infection disease doctors and State Epidemic Monitoring Service specialists, groups of constructors must be vaccinated. The question of migrants from unfavorable from the bird flu virus point of view and people involved in poultry breeding vaccination is considered. We are also concerned about Far East Region", said the dirctor.
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