Overview
- Rospotrebnadzor reports a stable ARVI picture with a growing proportion of influenza, led by A(H3N2) in weeks 40–43.
- Officials say 47.7 million people have been vaccinated so far, equal to about 32.3% of the population.
- At a meeting led by Anna Popova, regions were instructed to speed up immunization with priority for high‑risk and professional exposure groups and to complete it in the first ten days of November.
- The agency launched fresh messaging that vaccines are updated annually, protect for one season, do not contain live virus, and require timely administration to build immunity.
- Guidance also stresses hygiene and home isolation practices, with enhanced monitoring for community pneumonia and attention to avian influenza outbreaks in parts of Europe and some Russian regions, including vaccination emphasis for people who work with animals and birds.