“In the total population, the epidemic thresholds for the incidence of influenza and ARVI have been exceeded in 54 constituent entities of the Russian Federation,” the message says.

Earlier, the head of the Russian Ministry of Health, Mikhail Murashko, said that the combination of vaccines against Sputnik V coronavirus infection and influenza, if administered simultaneously, could enhance their effect.

Immunologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Nikolai Kryuchkov, in an interview with FAN, gave recommendations on vaccinations against influenza and coronavirus.