Vaccination of patients with diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus stays an important medical, economic and social problem worldwide. Infectious diseases in people with diabetes mellitus are often more severe with an increased frequency of hospitalizations and complications. The presence of chronic hyperglycemia leads to decreased immune function and an increased predisposition to infections. Infections lead to uncontrolled hyperglycemia, which worsens the course of infections, thus forming a vicious circle of violations.Mass vaccination with an emphasis on people belonging to the high-risk group reduces the number of infected and, hospitalized people, and also has clear economic advantages. However, in many countries the proportion of vaccinated remains low.Vaccine prophylaxis in Russia is regulated by a number of regulatory legal acts, of which the main one is Federal Law No. 157-FZ of September 17, 1998 (edited on July 2, 2021) «About Immunoprophylaxis of Infectious Diseases». Each country has a National Vaccination Schedule, which shows a routine vaccination schedule at a specific age against infections that are widespread and / or pose a serious threat to health and life), as well as a National Epidemic Indication Vaccination Schedule. In Russia, these documents are approved by Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation of March 21, 2014 N 125n «About the approval of the national calendar of preventive vaccinations and the calendar of preventive vaccinations for epidemic indications.»This article discusses vaccination against the most socially significant infections associated with a high worldwide prevalence and increased risk among people with diabetes.