May 9, 2011

World Health Organization   opposes the use of vaccines in Russia Polio   on the basis of a live vaccine. This was stated by an expert organization Tatochenko Vladimir, a senior fellow at the Center for Children's Health in an interview.

The reason for the objection by the WHO was the fact that the use of a live vaccine, which is used for the production of attenuated pathogens can infect others. According to experts, most immunologists and pediatricians were against the inclusion of this vaccine in the All-Russia immunization schedule .

This drug has been included Health Ministry in the national calendar in February this year. Served basis last year polio outbreak in Tajikistan, where there were more than 700 sick children with suspected polio. In 456 cases, the diagnosis was confirmed after laboratory testing. Also, a few dozen patients died.

The live vaccine   intended for vaccinating children from six months on the 3rd stage immunization. Before that, children vaccinated with an inactivated vaccine only. Live oral vaccine is used to immunize children aged 18 and 20 months and 14 years.

Nonetheless, WHO He believes that the use of a live vaccine is possible, but only in the period of catch-up vaccination of residents of the North Caucasian republics. Recently, in the region there is not exactly prosperous epidemiological situation of polio.

Tatochenko also added that as a result of an inactivated vaccine graft infections were recorded. Since then, the WHO says inappropriate use live vaccine on the 3rd phase as sustained immunity is produced after the adoption of 2 vaccinations.

Today Russia, according to WHO, is included in the list of countries with the effectiveness of vaccination for polio. And more recently, kindergartens are not allowed by law to take children who are not vaccinated against polio .