Medvedev: Russia Ready to Combat A/H1N1 Flu
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that Russia is ready to combat the A/H1N1 flu, although the country has so far no report of the deadly flu case, according to local media on Sunday.
The vaccine against the deadly virus will be made in the near future, said the Russian head of state on Saturday when interviewed by the Rossiya television channel.
Medvedev said Russia in general has enough reserves of medicines.
"On the whole the situation is under control, and I believe we are ready to withstand the flu," the Itar-Tass news agency quoted the president as saying.
Medvedev noted that the entire world has engaged in the research and development of the vaccine now, and it is necessary to attentively conduct Russia's own researches.
"I think it will appear in the near future," he said, adding that Russian epidemic services are working effectively.
"I think on the whole the problem (the virus spread and fight against it) is quite solvable," he said.
Speaking of sanitary measures on flights from the two Americas, the president said that the closely-watched supervision measures are quite efficient.
Russia currently reports no suspected or confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases. Local media reported that based on the virus sample provided by the US experts, Russian scientists are actively working on the vaccine, which is expected to come out in the next few months.
(Xinhua News Agency May 18, 2009)