In Russia has fallen the quality of vaccines. This was stated by the head of the Department of drug supply and quality control of medicines of Ministry of health Elena Maksimkina, reports RIA Novosti.
According to her, every year has to give up an increasing number of drugs.
“How many were rejected series of DPT vaccine (to prevent diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis — approx. “Of the tape.ru”), in the end, the risks of diphtheria, whooping cough,” said Maksimkina.
No problem, according to the official, domestic pnevmokokkovi and anthroponymy means.
Maksimkina stressed that the Ministry of health, the priority is still local production of vaccines for the national vaccination calendar.
In October 2016 in one of medical institutions of Dalnegorsk (Primorsky Krai) the girl was bitten by a stray dog is not vaccinated against rabies, citing the lack of a vaccine, and advised me to go to Church. Later, the doctor was fired.
In 2016, major international drug manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi said about the problems with vaccine supply to the Russian market from-for problems with certification and a possible shortage in 2016, associated with the sanctions, media reported.
Shortly thereafter, the Ministry of health acknowledged the reduction of foreign purchases of vaccines, reported “Interfax”. Is explained by the fact that increasing the share of purchases of the vaccine of a domestic production, wherever possible, and where “our products are competitive.” This is due, according to the Department, with the policy of import substitution.