Vaccination against COVID-19: questions and answers. On November 15, 2021, a lecture on ways to prevent coronavirus infection was held at the NASB.

The heads of the organizations of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus were addressed by Igor Alekseevich Karpov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Belarusian State Medical University, People's Doctor of Belarus; Autukhova Natalya Leonidovna, Deputy Chief Physician of the State Institution "Minsk City Center for Hygiene and Epidemiologists"; Volosar Lyudmila Albertovna, epidemiologist of the State Institution "Minsk City Center for Hygiene and Epidemiologists". After the presentation, the specialists answered numerous questions.

As the lecturers noted, vaccination is the most effective way to prevent coronavirus today. The Covid-19 virus is transmitted by respiratory droplets. Coughing, sneezing and even normal breathing of an infected person can serve to spread the virus. Moreover, according to the latest studies, from 48 to 62 percent of the diseased were infected from asymptomatic carriers... The virus can cause respiratory distress and is especially dangerous for older people and those at risk. It is easy to get infected with the virus - it is enough to be near the sick person. Therefore, it is necessary to observe safety measures, among which one of the most effective is vaccination. At one time, vaccination helped humanity get rid of some infections and deal with raging epidemics. Due to the fact that most citizens are vaccinated against tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubella, the diseases are practically destroyed. For example, it is because of vaccination that the incidence of influenza has decreased. According to experts, the coronavirus vaccine is safe for health. This method is based on the already known technology, when adenovirus is taken - a harmless virus that people often encounter (for example, SARS), and then it is made even safer. Thus, the adenovirus lacks the ability to reproduce in normal cells. The drug contains the decoded part of the virus genome, and not the coronavirus itself, therefore, a person will not be a carrier of the disease, will not be able to get sick or infect others. After delivery by the carrier vector of the adenovirus into the human body, a protective reaction begins, that is, the development of immunity, the appearance of antibodies. It makes no sense to deny the presence of the danger posed by Covid-19. Unfortunately, there is ample evidence of infections and deaths, which are now increasing. But it is also known about the persistent struggle between doctors and scientists. Vaccination against coronavirus does not in any way affect a person's usual lifestyle. Vaccination can make the virus manageable, making the vaccine available, safe and effective. Including for older people and those who are at risk.