The 2017–2018 flu epidemic can be dangerous. An increase in the number of complications after the disease is likely.
This conclusion was reached at the Research Institute of Influenza, having studied the situation with the disease in the Southern Hemisphere, where the epidemic is now in full swing. The most common strain will be H1N1, which triggered the pandemic in 2009. Research Institute specialists note that most of the deaths due to influenza are associated with this particular virus.
The disease poses the greatest danger to the elderly, people suffering from diseases of the vascular system, lungs, and pregnant women. Frequent metro visits are another risk factor. The humidity and large crowds create the ideal environment for the virus to spread.
Measures for the prevention of influenza have already begun in St. Petersburg. By August 24, 124 thousand residents and guests of the Northern capital were vaccinated. 15 mobile vaccination stations will be located near metro stations.
In the epidemiological surveillance of Rospotrebnadzor, they explained that the epidemic will begin in the second decade of September, so they decided to prepare for the attack of viruses in advance.