“The pandemic has affected the reproductive health of the nation, including long-term consequences, therefore, despite the decrease in the activity of a new coronavirus infection, vaccination remains an urgent issue,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

According to the minister, it is necessary to continue work on the vaccination of men and women of reproductive age at the stage of planning children, as well as pregnant women.

Immunologist Nikolai Kryuchkov, Candidate of Medical Sciences, commented on the situation with the new Kraken coronavirus mutation.

Vladimir Chulanov, chief freelance specialist of the Russian Ministry of Health for infectious diseases, said that revaccination against COVID-19 should be continued, despite the change in coronavirus strains.