Economic Observer reporter Qu YixianApril 25th is the “National Vaccination Day”. Under the guidance of the China Elderly Health Care Association, Ge LanxoSmithKline China and others jointly released the “China Middle-aged and Elderly Common Infectious Disease Prevention Action Initiative and Cognitive Survey Results” (hereinafter referred to as the “survey”), the results show that over 70% of middle-aged and elderly Influenza vaccine and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine can prevent related infectious diseases. More than 60% said they would get vaccinated, but only 37% of the people who had actually received shingles vaccine, influenza vaccine and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine.
In addition, in terms of cognition, the survey results show that most middle-aged and elderly people are worried about complications caused by common infectious diseases and aggravation of existing chronic diseases (complication symptoms are more than 81%). , aggravate existing chronic diseases by 75%, and reduce daily activities by 70%), but middle-aged and elderly people generally underestimate the risk of pneumococcal pneumonia and herpes zoster in this age group.
A total of 4,379 people participated in the survey, and the data showed that: middle-aged and elderly people (50 years old and above) underestimated their common infectious diseases (influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, bandages) The risk and harm of herpes), and the awareness of disease prevention needs to be improved. Over 80% of the respondents chose a good lifestyle (strengthening body, balanced diet, combination of work and rest, etc.) as the first choice for disease prevention, followed by vaccination. However, if people who have experienced the above diseases can choose again, more than 60% of the middle-aged and elderly people hope to take measures in advance to actively prevent vaccination.
The dimensions of the survey include the public and middle-aged and elderly people’s awareness of common infectious diseases and hazards in middle-aged and elderly people, awareness of related prevention methods, and vaccination actions. The results found that, The awareness rate, willingness rate and action rate of vaccination for middle-aged and elderly people are gradually decreasing.
Feng Zijian, vice president and secretary general of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, said that several very important infectious diseases are vaccine-preventable diseases, such as influenza and streptococcal infections. Pneumonia, herpes zoster, which causes great pain, and the new crown that the world is experiencing right now are all very harmful to the elderly. For these diseases, there are relatively reliable, safe and effective vaccines, which can provide preventive protection for the elderly.
This survey also has some “interesting” data: compared to proactive prevention in advance, more than 60% of middle-aged and elderly people who have experienced illness and pain are willing to choose before the disease occurs. Active vaccination, more than 30% fluctuated. But the actual situation is that among the middle-aged and elderly people, only 22% have been vaccinated against herpes zoster, and only 32% have been vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. In addition, there are still 33% of people who have not received any of the above vaccines.
These data show that most older adults who experience pain “regret” and underestimate the impact of common infectious diseases.
Taking herpes zoster with the distinctive feature of “pain” as an example, postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of herpes zoster, with only less than 60% of people aged 50 and above believe that shingles will experience “extraordinary pain (acute pain such as burning, electric shock, stabbing, or worse than labor pain, chronic cancer pain, etc.), long-term pain (with Postherpetic neuralgia can last for months or even years), recurrent pain (herpes zoster can cause paroxysmal pain, and the disease may recur)” symptoms and have an impact on life.
The survey also found that in the survey of factors affecting active vaccination among middle-aged and elderly people, they trust the advice of medical professionals (40%) and their own knowledge of the disease (31%) , The influence of people around you (30%) ranked the top three. In addition, compared with other cities, first- and second-tier cities have higher awareness and accessibility of vaccination against common infectious diseases. When asked which vaccines have been vaccinated, first- and second-tier cities have been vaccinated against influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia and shingles The average proportion of vaccines is 67%, while the proportion in cities below second-tier is only 33%.