Acting Head of the Department of Epidemiology, Social Hygiene and Organization of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of the Ural State Medical University (USMU), Candidate of Medical Sciences Anna Kosova acted as an expert on the air, organized by the Ural State University of Railways (USUPS). The situation with COVID-19 in the country and in the city, new strains, vaccinations – these and other aspects were considered during the interview: