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Russia - Popova: COVID-19 incidence is growing fastest among teenagers

Russia (bbabo.net), - The incidence of coronavirus infection in Russia is growing fastest among teenagers, said the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.

She said that the increase in the incidence is recorded in all age groups. At the same time, the slowest rates are in the age group of 65 years and older. In turn, the maximum incidence is among adolescents 15-17 years old.

“It is here that special efforts and measures are made to prevent further spread in this age group,” Popova said at a meeting of the presidium of the Coordinating Council for Combating COVID-19.

In the country as a whole, the increase in the incidence is due mainly to mild and moderate forms of the disease, the chief sanitary doctor noted.

Recall that in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don and other cities, vaccination of teenagers against coronavirus has started. answers the most important questions that concern parents today - about the "omicron", protective measures and vaccinations.

Russia - Popova: COVID-19 incidence is growing fastest among teenagers