There will be no Influvac
Therefore, all vaccinations in state medical institutions (and at state expense) are performed only with Russian drugs.
However, private clinics and medical centers have the right to purchase imported vaccines. Although from a logistics point of view this is not profitable for them. Flu vaccines “live” only for a year - their composition changes every season. Therefore, any residues not used during the vaccination campaign are destroyed.
A number of private clinics are planning to make purchases. “There won’t be any imported anti-influenza vaccines: Influvac this year, but we expect Vaxigrip by the end of October, and in a few days the domestic quadrivalent vaccine Ultrix Quadri should also arrive,” RG was told at the Scientific Advisory Clinic - diagnostic center of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor.
In private network clinics, the French vaccine will be available at best in late October or early November, and the Dutch one will not be available at all. Pharmacies do not supply imported vaccines—you won’t be able to buy them and vaccinate yourself. “Pharmacy chains, in principle, are reluctant to sell vaccines,” says Elena Nevolina, head of the Pharmacy Guild. — This is a special type of drug, with a limited shelf life and requiring special storage conditions. Vaccines are mainly supplied to medical institutions; demand for them in pharmacies is low.”
But what to do if a person has been vaccinated with the same imported vaccine for a long time and does not want to change it? We'll have to wait until October. “We are not planning to supply the Influvac vaccine to Russia this year,” the Russian division of Abbott told RG. “But we continue to supply antigens for vaccine production to the Russian RG,” they replied that the Vaxigrip vaccine is planned for delivery, it will arrive in warehouses in mid-October.
Doctors do not recommend delaying, but rather getting vaccinated before the onset of cold weather. “Our vaccines are not inferior to imported ones in reliability and safety. The immunogenicity of all vaccines, both Russian-made and imported, is approximately the same. Anyone can be vaccinated,” explained “RG” the head of the laboratory of vaccine prevention and immunotherapy of allergic diseases. Mechnikov professor Mikhail Kostinov. Flu vaccination in Russia began, as usual, on September 1. Vaccinations are free and can be done in public clinics, as well as mobile vaccination points. Moreover, all the vaccines used are domestic.
The choice of vaccines is wide - they are produced by several companies that are part of the Nacimbio state corporation (which, by decision of the government, acts as an operator in the implementation of the national vaccination calendar), the Smorodintsev Influenza Institute - all are registered in the state register of medicines (that is, approved for use in Russia) more than 20 flu vaccines. Foreign drugs are also registered: “Vaxigrip” produced by Sanofi Pasteur and “Influvac” from Abbott.
Meanwhile
The third phase of clinical trials of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has begun, said Health Minister Mikhail Murashko. “In 10 days, more than 30,000 volunteers were recruited to participate in the trial,” he said.
All volunteers will be entered into a special register. This database will receive information about the effect of the vaccine, well-being and possible adverse reactions throughout the study. For the first time, clinical trials of a new drug with the participation of a large number of testers will be conducted using a special information resource. Volunteers will receive a special application on their phone and will be accompanied by research doctors after vaccination. “The application will allow direct contact between the patient and the vaccine developer,” Murashko emphasized.
INFLUVAK (suspension)
I am making a calendar for my child and please don’t try to convince me in the comments, my review was written for those doubting mothers who want the vaccine, but are afraid because of rumors about the consequences.
Last year, I myself succumbed to anti-vaccination hysteria and did not vaccinate my child, and already in the winter I began to suffer from my “flu paranoia” and led an almost reclusive lifestyle with walks in deserted areas, pouring antiviral drugs into the child and endless rinsing the nose with saline solutions . Tired of this hassle, it was decided to get vaccinated this year.
Of course, a bit of doubt remained, but one of the reviews about last season’s vaccine finally convinced me.
The vaccination was imported, since these vaccines have a higher degree of purification of the components and, accordingly, the risk of side effects is reduced. I was choosing between the Vaxigrip and Influvac vaccines. In general, I wanted to get Vaxigrip, but the Family Medical Center only had Influvac (made in the Netherlands) from imported ones, so the agony of choosing between two vaccines was over. I was in a special hurry to get vaccinated in early September, so as not to fall into the ARVI season (and not to catch everything on days when the immune system is weakened) and by the beginning of the flu season, immunity had formed.
Before vaccination, the doctor reviewed the test results, examined the child, checked whether there were any complaints or whether he had been ill recently, and then wrote permission for vaccination. My son is now 3 years 8 months old, so the vaccine is administered once at a dosage of 0.5 ml (children under 3 years of age are vaccinated in two stages with an interval of 1 month, dosage 0.25, so if you are vaccinating very young children, and the vaccine is indicated for children over 6 months old, get ready for two trips to the vaccination office). Recommendations on behavior in case of fever were also given. Moreover, the doctor said to wait for 38.5, but the vaccination office said not to wait above 37.5). You can take a shower, but you cannot take a bath (in general, do not steam the injection site).
Next, we go to the vaccination room, where they unpack the vaccine for you, show you that this is the latest vaccine for the 2017-2018 season, and give the vaccine and cover the injection site with a band-aid. The son said that the injection was not painful. I read that Influvac has a special needle that is not felt when inserted, apparently they were not deceived.
You can’t go home right away; you need to stay in the medical center for another half hour (since strong allergic reactions manifest themselves immediately). Fortunately, the paid medical center has a huge playroom with a bunch of toys, drawing games and cartoons, so time flies by. After half an hour, they remove the patch and, if there is no reaction (my child had only a point - the puncture site), he is sent home, given a certificate of vaccination, which we will then take to the clinic at his place of registration.
By the evening, the child had no special reactions, but to the left of the red dot (puncture site) the place where the vaccine was administered turned pink, so to prevent further redness, I applied a cotton pad with magnesium sulfate and everything went away without a trace.
The temperature did not increase for two days after vaccination (but I gave Nurofen), I felt excellent and nothing reminded me of the fact that we were vaccinated. They didn't catch anything at the medical center. so the vaccination went well.
Now I’ll tell you about the main emotional moments that torment me (and many other mothers).
1. Vaccination can give you the flu. It is not true. Inactivated vaccines do not contain live virus cells and, accordingly, there is simply nothing to cause the disease. If you get vaccinated and get sick a couple of days later, it’s not the vaccine’s fault. This means that you caught some kind of virus either while you were sitting in line, or on the way home. It’s not for nothing that people are advised not to visit crowded places for a couple of days, because immunity weakens for some time after vaccination.
2. Vaccinated people can also get sick. Yes, that’s true, but you’ll experience the illness as if it were a mild cold and you definitely won’t get the standard complications that FLU gives.
3. I got vaccinated, but was still seriously ill in the winter. Yes, it is quite likely, because the vaccine will only protect against certain strains of influenza, and in addition to this disease there are many other equally severe acute respiratory viral infections. If you were sick and did not get tested to identify a specific strain of FLU, then you cannot say that you were vaccinated, but still had the same flu.
4. There are many strains of influenza, but only a few in the vaccine. Yes it is. But, firstly, those who make the forecast for the upcoming epidemic do not just spit at the ceiling and, as far as I remember, every time the promised flu comes. Secondly, imagine that there are, say, 10 dangers in your child's life. If you could shorten this list, would you do it? I decided that it would be better to shorten the list of possible diseases.
5. All doctors do not vaccinate themselves and do not vaccinate their children. This is also incorrect; among my medical friends there are those who are for vaccinations and those who are against them - just like among all other people.
6. The child has a pneumococcal vaccination, so the FLU vaccination is not needed. This is not true, because these are completely different vaccines aimed at preventing different diseases. Of course, the risk of complications for a child vaccinated against pneumococcus is lower, but he is not protected from the flu itself at all.
7. Sun, air and water are our best friends. Of course, hardening, vitamins and proper nutrition are wonderful, but this cannot in any way guarantee you that you will not get sick when you encounter an influenza pathogen.
8. There are many medicines for FLU, so getting sick is not scary. This is not so, all “pherons”, arbidols and the like are not included in the list of drugs that affect influenza. Now there are only two products with proven effectiveness - Tamiflu and Relenza, the rest is just fluff. And there are no preventive pills at all.
5. The vaccine is poorly tolerated. Poor vaccine tolerance is the exception rather than the rule. You can prevent the occurrence of adverse reactions yourself. There are several simple rules: * At the time of vaccination, the child must be completely healthy. An examination by a doctor before vaccination is not enough; you must undergo general urine and blood tests the day before. * 2 days before vaccination and 3 days after you need to take an antihistamine, since most side effects are allergic reactions. * At night on the day of vaccination or earlier, if the temperature rises above 37.5 during the day, give an antipyretic drug. One good immunologist says that after vaccination, a rise in temperature does not in any way affect the formation of immunity, so it is better to give an antipyretic before the temperature rises over the next 1-2 days. That's what I do. * After vaccination, the arm/leg hurts a lot, the injection site becomes inflamed. I completely forgot about this side effect after the nurse at the vaccination office taught me to apply a cotton pad moistened with magnesium sulfate to the injection site for several hours on the day of the injection (ampoules are sold in pharmacies, the price is about 30 rubles).
The issue of vaccinations is a sensitive matter. This is especially exciting for mothers who, no matter what decision they make, take full responsibility upon themselves. I’m not agitating anyone, but perhaps my review will be useful to someone who doubts in the same way that other reviews about the vaccine from past seasons were useful to me. Do not forget that all vaccines have indications and contraindications (in particular, allergies to chicken protein), so read the instructions carefully before making a decision. I also highly recommend reading Komarovsky about vaccinations in general and FLU vaccinations in particular.
Added in March: We didn’t get sick with influenza; during the entire fall-winter, the child suffered from mild acute respiratory infections twice, i.e., immunity is normal.
Be healthy!
P.S. I got myself a free GRIPPOL + vaccination, which is injected at Moscow metro stations - the injection is painless, there are no reactions at all, so I advise you if you are going to get vaccinated.
Contraindications to measles vaccination for adults
Unfortunately, not everyone can be vaccinated against measles at age 40. As with any medicine, vaccines have a number of contraindications. In order not to accidentally harm your health, you should consult your doctor and make sure that you are not on the exclusion list.
The vaccine should not be given to those who:
- hereditary immunodeficiency or AIDS is expressed. The body has difficulty coping with even a weak virus and may “give in” to the disease;
- egg white allergy. It is a component of the ovalbumin vaccine;
- a severe allergic reaction to previous vaccinations, accompanied by severe redness, swelling and fever;
- tuberculosis. All immunity is already directed towards this dangerous disease;
- leukemia, lymphoma, oncology;
- pregnancy and lactation period. Vaccination should be performed at the stage of family planning.
Do adults need a measles vaccine?
People who had measles in childhood do not need to be vaccinated. The body is no longer familiar with the disease, it has already produced the necessary antibodies and easily overcomes the infection.
It is worth getting routine vaccination for adults who spend a lot of time among large crowds of people. Especially if you have to communicate with young children, who are more likely to get measles. We are talking primarily about medical workers, teachers and kindergarten teachers.
It is not necessary to get vaccinated, however, just two injections can protect you from this dangerous disease for the next 10-12 years. Following the vaccination schedule is especially important for those who do not want to deny themselves travel.
When is the measles vaccine given to an adult?
Medical practice shows that adult patients are more difficult to tolerate measles. Dangerous pathologies are possible. This is another reason why vaccinating adults against measles is extremely important. For adults, the same injections are used as for children. However, children need to be vaccinated more often.
For adults in Russia, a special vaccination calendar has been established. According to it, men and women under the age of 35 should receive free immunization in public clinics. The rule applies if a person did not suffer from this infectious disease in childhood. If you have been in contact with someone with measles, you should also receive two free injections within three months.
Despite this restriction for free vaccines, vaccination can be done at a later age. By the way, Russia is now planning to increase the vaccination age to 55 years.
There are several good reasons to get the measles vaccine for adults:
- Pregnancy planning. This disease can cause miscarriage. Therefore, it is better to protect yourself before conceiving a baby. The risk is about 20%;
- Trips. Not all countries have the measles situation under control. In 2021, serious outbreaks were recorded in North African countries, Brazil, Vietnam, the Philippines, Ukraine, Georgia, and Thailand. The most dangerous situation is observed in the Congo. This African country also has a high mortality rate.
- Pensioners, as well as people with poor immunity, should undergo revaccination;
- Students, medical and educational workers who have not previously had measles
personal sphere, since they come into contact with a large number of people. Moreover, not always healthy.
If a person has been in contact with a patient with measles, he should get an unscheduled vaccination to reduce the risk of getting sick. Even if you cannot avoid the disease, it will pass faster and less painfully. You also don’t have to worry about complications.
Two people died from COVID-19 after being vaccinated with EpiVacCorona: how the developers explain it
Tests on Rospotrebnadzor employees
“EpiVacCorona” is a development of a Novosibirsk scientific research company, subordinate to Rospotrebnadzor. Therefore, the department’s report, published by the Russian portal of non-peer-reviewed publications COVID-19 PREPRINTS, refers specifically to Rospotrebnadzor employees.
From December 12, 2021 to May 15, 2021, 1,736 people were vaccinated, the preprint of the paper reported. For 566 people, the interval between the first and second dose of the vaccine was 14 days, for the rest it was 21 days. But extended surveillance was conducted on 807 employees who completed the full course of vaccination. As noted in the report, all these employees continued to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, “including working in outbreaks and with biological material from patients with coronavirus infection.”
Of the 807 people who received two doses of EpiVacCorona, 37 people fell ill with Covid. “Two cases were fatal,” the report said. Thus, “the overall incidence of COVID-19 among those vaccinated was 4.6%,” the authors of the publication conclude.
The average age of cases was 53.2 years, and more than 65% of cases occurred in those over 50. No serious adverse events were recorded. “The most common complaint of vaccinated people was pain at the site of vaccine administration - about 50% of vaccinated people. However, the duration of pain did not exceed three days,” the publication clarifies.
Antibodies were looked for on the 45th day
The fundamental issue is post-vaccination antibodies, the absence of which has been repeatedly pointed out by researchers and participants in the EpiVacCorona clinical trials. Volunteers wrote open letters to Rospotrebnadzor and the Ministry of Health, but there was no dialogue. As the founder of the EpiVacCorona group and clinical trial participant Andrei Krinitsky told Doctor Peter, a civilian study was organized on the ability of vaccinated serum to neutralize “live” coronavirus. The plasma of those vaccinated with EpiVacCorona was sent to several laboratories to neutralize the reaction. The result was disappointing: according to Andrei Krinitsky, antibodies are produced in only 70% of those vaccinated, there are no virus-neutralizing antibodies in the sera of vaccinated people, vaccination with EpiVacCorona did not protect participants in clinical trials from infection and severe COVID-2019.
In the publication of Rospotrebnadzor, several paragraphs are devoted to the topic of post-vaccination antibodies. Using a special Vector test system (it is impossible to find them with regular commercial tests), Rospotrebnadzor employees looked for antibodies on the 45th day after the first dose. According to the authors of the publication, the titer and positivity rate (PF) were determined - a result of more than 1.2 units was considered positive. It turned out that the immunological effectiveness of the vaccine in women was higher than in men. The average CP values decreased with age, and a higher titer of post-vaccination antibodies “was characteristic of a significantly younger age.” In addition, one in twenty among young vaccinated people had a negative result, and one in three or five in older age groups.
