Statistics are not happy: if for the whole of 2010 in Moscow, only 16 cases of measles were recorded in Moscow, then for the entire 2011 - already 138 (height almost nine times!) So much and for one January 2012. To date, 265 ills have already been confirmed in the capital, among which are 190 children.
- The situation with measles in Moscow will soon be able to take control, "said the chief infectious person of the Moscow Department of Health and the Chief Physician of Infectious Hospital No. 1 Nikolay Malyshev. - The capital has earned a mass vaccination program not only children, but also adults, as well as medical personnel under the age of 55. (By the way, in our hospital, 98% of the health workers were grafted in the past and having antibodies against measles. This is very important.) In the Health Department, a special board and a meeting was held on this occasion. The same meetings were held in all districts of the city.
- What do parents pay attention to not miss the beginning of the disease measles?
- Any temperature rise in a child must be the basis for urgent appeal to the doctor. Very many diseases in children begin in the same way: with elevated temperatures. And only the doctor may correctly diagnose, determine whether to king it or a banal ac.
- Where can you be given to children and adults today? And what is the contraindication to vaccination?
- Children are vaccinated in all children's clinics, and adults in the clinics at the place of residence. Contraindication to vaccination against measles is the exacerbation of any disease or disease in acute form. But only a doctor can take such a decision.
- Nikolay Aleksandrovich, some parents fear to make vaccinations. What do you advise?
- For such fears there is no reason: Corey vaccines are harmless. And now they are enough. I advise you to vaccinate all children, without exception. The first vaccination is carried out at 12 months, then - at 6 years, hereinafter - between 15 and 16 years. You need to be vaccinated and adults - preferably up to 35 years old who have not been vaccinated. But today they can be hidden up to 55 years. Since 10 years after vaccination, the vaccination ceases to defend a person. After all, the main cause of morbidity is the lack of resorts against measles in children and adults, as well as in health workers, education staff, trade.