Responding to such epidemic challenges is very difficult both organizationally and financially. The result is evaluated over time with well-organized epidemiological surveillance. According to the approved polio outbreak response plan, which arose in early October 2021, it was only possible to start the 1st round of the campaign on February 1, 2022. It was supposed to last 3 weeks and was aimed at vaccinating 140,000 children from 6 months of age with IPV. up to 6 years who missed vaccination according to the Calendar. Almost by the end of the 3rd week of the 1st round, as of February 18, 2022, only 28% of the planned number of children were vaccinated. Therefore, we decided to extend the 1st round for an additional 2 weeks, which again was not performed due to the outbreak of war. Thus, there was no actual response to polio outbreaks.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) a pandemic. The number of cases worldwide is constantly growing, the infection is a serious threat to health, especially in the case of old age, immunodeficiency and the presence of concomitant diseases.
There are now a growing number of reports and preliminary observations indicating that the COVID-19 virus can also infect the skin. Skin lesions ranging from "covid fingers" to hives can be potential signs of coronavirus.
The flow of information about the skin manifestations of coronavirus infection prompts the development of a classification of these lesions.
Еще в 2002 г. по обоснованию Института в Календарь прививок Украины была введена инактивированная полиомиелитная вакцина (ИПВ) для 1-й прививки против полиомиелита (остальные 5 доз по возрасту дети продолжали получать ОПВ). В 2006 г. – эту вакцину начали применять и для второй прививки. Это позволило сначала снизить, а затем практически прекратить случаи вакциноассоциированного паралитического полиомиелита в Украине. С тех пор неоднократно поднимался вопрос перехода в Украину на полную схему вакцинации ИПВ, как это практикуется уже много лет во всех странах Европы, США, Канаде, Австралии. В настоящее время эта проблема приобретает еще большую актуальность, учитывая как эпидемическую ситуацию, так и перспективы вступления Украины в ЕС.
