While speaking at a media briefing, WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus once again emphasized the importance of combating the spread of influenza. “Despite the ongoing global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot lose sight of other significant public health issues, including influenza.
As we enter the southern hemisphere influenza season and begin planning for the northern hemisphere season, we must ensure that influenza remains a top priority. Co-circulation of COVID-19 and influenza can worsen the impact on health care systems that are already overwhelmed.” According to the WHO, more than 500 million people are vaccinated against influenza annually. 65 million of them are vaccinated in Russia alone.
Beside developing a COVID-19 vaccine, FSUE SPbSRIVS FMBA is planning to obtain a marketing authorization for a new quadrivalent vaccine for influenza prevention: Flu-M Tetra.
