The Joint Prevention and Control Agency of the State Council will hold a press conference on April 1 (Friday) at 3:00 pm. The responsible comrades of the National Health Commission’s Disease Control Bureau and relevant experts will attend to introduce strict and practical measures to prevent and control the epidemic. Control work-related situations and answer media questions. China.net live broadcast, the following is the text record:
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< strong>Daily Economic News Macro Channel Reporter:
How about the latest vaccination situation in my country, especially the booster vaccination situation? How about vaccinations for people over 60 years old? thanks.
Deputy Director of the National Health Commission’s Disease Control Bureau, First Class Inspector Lei Zhenglong:
Thanks for your question. According to the deployment of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council, we continue to guide all localities to actively and prudently promote the vaccination of the new crown. As of March 31, a total of 3,270,874,000 doses of the new crown vaccine have been reported nationwide, with a total of 1,277,709,000 people vaccinated, and 1,242,281,000 people have been vaccinated throughout the course, covering 90.63% of the country’s total population. The number accounts for 88.11% of the total population of the country. 694.936 million people received booster immunizations, including 17.344 million people who received sequential booster immunizations. The number of people over the age of 60 covered by vaccination reached 223.708 million people, 212.572 million people were vaccinated throughout the course, and 143.637 million people were given booster immunization.
According to the current vaccination data, the overall progress of the new crown vaccination work is good, but the vaccination coverage rate of the elderly is still low compared with other age groups. The vaccination work has been deployed and arranged again to guide the integration of various regions and work together to effectively improve the convenience of vaccination for the elderly and ensure the safety of vaccination. I hope that the elderly friends will continue to be actively and proactively vaccinated, and jointly contribute to our health protection. thanks.