According to the World Health Organization, vaccination for influenza prevents 80-90% of vaccinated individuals from getting the flu.
Vaccine- effective way of protection against flu
Immunization with modern influenza vaccines is the best, scientifically grounded and affordable way of protection against the flu, head of the scientific-and-organizing department of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RAMN) in Saint Petersburg Yelena Doroshenko said during a theoretical and practical conference “Flu and acute respiratory viral infection, modern status of the problem. Main lines of prophylaxis,” which was held in Kazan yesterday.
