Poster reporter Zhao Rupeng reported from Beijing
On the afternoon of March 15, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference. At the meeting, Lei Zhenglong, deputy director and first-level inspector of the National Health Commission’s Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, said that as of March 14, a total of 3,198.272 million doses of the new crown vaccine had been reported nationwide, and the total number of vaccinations had reached 1,272.537 million. , 1.239171 billion people have been vaccinated in the whole process. Among them, the number of people over the age of 60 covered by the new coronavirus vaccine reached 221.226 million, and 211.62 million people completed the whole course of vaccination.
Lei Zhenglong, deputy director and first-level inspector of the National Health Commission’s CDC
Lei Zhenglong emphasized that the new crown virus Vaccination coupled with effective personal protection is an important means of prevention and control of the current new crown pneumonia epidemic. In recent epidemics, the elderly population accounts for a certain proportion of the infection. Vaccines have good effects in preventing severe illness and death, especially the elderly and people with underlying diseases, who are prone to severe illness, critical illness and even death after being infected with the new coronavirus.
Lei Zhenglong pointed out that in order to better provide vaccination services, several special deployments have been made for the vaccination of the elderly against the new crown, guiding local governments to strictly regulate the implementation of vaccination, innovate service forms, and ensure the safety of vaccination; Do a good job in a timely manner, including the elderly in the area, to find out the bottom line, and strive to meet all the needs. In the implementation of vaccination organizations in many places, “green channels” for vaccination of the elderly have also been opened. Mobile vehicle vaccination is adopted, and convenient services such as pick-up and drop-off are provided, so that the elderly without contraindications can enjoy the temperature and barrier-free vaccination. Serve.