TRADITIONS OF DOMESTIC MILITARY MEDICINE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The article is devoted to the topic of combating the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, the contribution of military doctors to the provision of professional assistance to Russian regions in 2021 is considered. The purpose of the article is to show how the traditions of military medicine have found their application in the system of medicine for the civilian population in the context of countering the coronavirus infection. The author presents a brief overview of the participation of representatives of the military medical service in the development of civil health care in Russia from the beginning of its formation, during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, as well as during individual local wars and a number of emergencies in the 20th century. Examples of the actualization of the principles of triage introduced by military medicine at the present stage, the facts of the traditional close interaction of military doctors with scientific medical institutions, achievements in the creation of medicines, as well as the priority participation of military personnel in the testing and use of medicines and preventive vaccines that are of practical importance for civilians are given. population. Specific indicators have been presented for the provision of professional assistance in 2021 by military doctors to the civil health system of the Russian Federation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dynamics of vaccination and revaccination in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in relation to the incidence rate among military personnel and in comparison with all-Russian indicators. The conclusion about the demand for the experience of military medicine in the humanitarian sphere, including the cooperation of military and civilian doctors in the interests of the country's citizens, is substantiated.