The national Covid-19 vaccination exceeded 2.6 billion doses, and the ＂one old and one small＂ vaccination progressed steadily.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 13th Question: The vaccination in Covid-19 has exceeded 2.6 billion doses, and the vaccination of "one old and one small" has been steadily advanced.
Xinhua News Agency reporters Xu Penghang and Song Chen
The reporter learned from National Health Commission that as of December 11th, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have reported that they have received more than 2.6 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine. The next step will be to guide the elderly over 60 to speed up vaccination and actively and steadily carry out vaccination work for people aged 3 to 11. What is the vaccination situation of "one old and one young" in Covid-19? What are the precautions for vaccination? The State Council joint defense and control mechanism experts to interpret this.
Diversification measures to facilitate vaccination for the elderly
Establish a "green channel" for inoculation of the elderly and adopt a mobile inoculation vehicle … … Diversified vaccination services reduce the waiting time of the elderly and make it more convenient for the elderly to get Covid-19 vaccine.
"In view of the characteristics of many basic diseases and weak resistance of the elderly, it is required that all localities should seriously implement health status inquiry and vaccination taboo verification before vaccination." Cui Gang, the second-level inspector of National Health Commission CDC, said that all localities should strictly abide by the principle of "three checks, seven to one verification", do a good job of on-site observation after vaccination, and ask the community to do a good job of observation and follow-up within three days after vaccination for the elderly.
On May 18th, the medical staff of Tongren Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine vaccinated the elderly with Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Ying)
Wang Huaqing, chief expert of immunization planning of China CDC, suggested that the elderly should know the vaccination process and vaccine-related knowledge in advance when they are vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccine, and make an appointment in advance to avoid waiting too much at the scene, causing fatigue and tension. In the process of vaccination, if necessary, it is recommended that the elderly be accompanied by their families to prevent accidental falls during vaccination.
Children suggest giving priority to Covid-19 vaccine.
In winter, in addition to Covid-19 vaccine, many parents will also take their children to get flu vaccine, chicken pox vaccine, hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine and so on. How to arrange the sequence of different vaccination?
Wang Huaqing introduced that under the current circumstances, it is recommended to give priority to Covid-19 vaccine, and other vaccines should be vaccinated in time when they reach the prescribed time interval. During this period, personal protection should be done to minimize the risk of disease.
On November 13th, a child was vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccine by medical staff at COVID-19 vaccination point in Xueyuan Road Street, Haidian District. (Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Chaoshe)
Wang Huaqing said that during the vaccination process, parents need to do a good job of comforting their children. Parents accompanying them all the time will relax children’s psychological tension. In addition, when children aged 3 to 5 are vaccinated, parents sit down and vaccinate, and children over 6 years old stand and vaccinate, which can also calm children’s mood. If you find that your child is too nervous, you should not only do a good job in psychological counseling, but also tell the vaccination doctor about this situation, and the vaccination doctor can do a good job in coping with it.
The adverse reaction rate of "one old and one young" vaccination in Covid-19 is low.
What is the adverse reaction of "one old and one young" vaccination in Covid-19? Wang Huaqing said that according to the current monitoring results, the reported incidence of adverse reactions of the elderly over 60 years old is lower than that of adults under 60 years old, and the incidence of serious adverse reactions of children aged 3 to 11 years old is lower than that of teenagers and adults.
On November 1st, in the Second Primary School Department of Liwan School of Guangdong Experimental Middle School, medical staff vaccinated students. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Deng Hua)
Wang Huaqing introduced that among the adverse reactions reported by the elderly over 60 years old and children aged 3 to 11 years old, the general reactions accounted for the vast majority, and the abnormal reactions were only a small part, and allergic skin rash was the main one.
He suggested that the serious illness rate and mortality rate of the elderly infected with Covid-19 are high, and vaccination is an effective protective measure for the elderly. If you have a basic disease, you should be vaccinated in a stable period.