Overview
- Ministry of Health infectious-disease expert Vladimir Chulanov expects the next rise in influenza and ARVI cases in December–January, with heightened activity possibly lasting into spring.
- National surveillance for week 45 (November 3–9) recorded 44.7 cases per 10,000 people, which remained below epidemic thresholds.
- Rospotrebnadzor earlier reported a sixfold week‑to‑week increase in influenza cases across Russia, signaling an early-season acceleration.
- Moscow’s Rospotrebnadzor says flu cases are increasing in the city, epidemic thresholds were not exceeded for week 45, overall ARVI indicators fell versus the prior week, and rhinoviruses predominate.
- The vaccination campaign runs September through November, and authorities emphasize that immunization reduces infection risk and severe complications such as pneumonia, myocarditis, and meningitis.