Russian President Vladimir Putin said that to decide whether to make a flu shot – the choice of everyone, the principle of voluntariness must be rigorous, but the importance of vaccination should be made clear to all.
"to Put a flu shot or not is certainly a personal choice of each person, but it is a huge responsibility each person has for their health and the health of loved ones, especially parents for the health of their babies. The principle of voluntariness, of course, must be adhered to strictly. However, the more important becomes competent, what is called, clear, easy to understand education, outreach," he said at a meeting on sanitary-epidemiological situation in the Russian Federation.
The President stressed that this is a common task for all levels of government.
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