The doctor called for flu and pneumococcal vaccinations.

Andrey Osipov, Chief Physician of Domodedovo Central Hospital, called on Thursday, November 13, to get vaccinated against influenza and pneumococcus to protect against severe forms of pneumonia.

"Flu vaccination should be done annually. It takes two weeks for the immune system to form. And when people get sick after vaccination, it means that the immune system has not yet been formed," he said in an interview with Radio 1.

According to the expert, the composition of the flu vaccine is updated annually, taking into account the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and monitoring by Rospotrebnadzor, to ensure protection against current strains of the virus. He added that vaccination against pneumococcal infection, which often causes the most severe forms of pneumonia, is also very important. Different age groups have their own vaccination schedule.

"Pneumococcus is the pathogen that causes the most severe forms of pneumonia. It is vaccinated according to a certain pattern: it begins in childhood, and in the elderly — twice with an interval of five years," the doctor explained.

Osipov called for vaccination, noting that this simple and reliable means of protection can protect against hospitalization and serious health consequences.

Earlier, on November 12, Olga Ulankina, an expert doctor at the Hemotest laboratory, recommended following a sleep regime to recover from pneumonia, RT reports.

Sergey Avdeev, chief freelance pulmonologist at the Russian Ministry of Health, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Clinic of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine at Sechenov University, called three "red flags" of pneumonia: shortness of breath, chest pain when breathing, and unusual sputum. A particularly alarming sign is the so-called "rusty" sputum, which is brownish in color, according to the website. kp.ru .

In turn, infectious disease specialist Evgeny Timakov told the Moscow City News agency that elderly people and smokers, as well as other people from risk groups, should be vaccinated against influenza and pneumococcus during the epidemiological season.

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