People’s Daily Online, Beijing, May 27 (Reporter Sun Hongli) Today, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the urgent need to pay attention to the situation of epidemic prevention and control, and answer reporters’ questions.
At the meeting, a reporter asked that the current vaccine for Omicron has entered clinical trials. Whether the public needs to wait until the Omicron vaccine is officially applied when receiving the second or booster shots. What about re-inoculation?
In this regard, Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the Omicron variant makes the spread of the new coronavirus faster and more infectious, and also makes the transmission process more hidden. The risk of infection has been increasing. In this case, the current effect of the new coronavirus vaccine on preventing severe illness and preventing death is clear and significant. Moreover, the effect of the new crown vaccine will be better if the whole course of vaccination and booster shots are completed.
Wang Huaqing pointed out that the current research on the Omicron strain vaccine is expected to add a means in the process of responding to the new coronavirus in the future. Although the Omicron variant vaccine has entered clinical trials, it will take time to determine its findings.
In addition, the mutation and evolution of the virus has also increased uncertainty. The current Omicron epidemic is still relatively serious in the world, especially in some countries. In this case, especially for the elderly, including those with underlying diseases, if the full course of vaccination and booster vaccination are not completed, once the epidemic occurs, it will bring more severe cases and increase the risk of medical treatment. Rescue burden. The top priority is to complete the vaccination as soon as possible, and to complete the booster vaccination as soon as possible.