On February 26, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the situation of epidemic prevention and control and vaccination. At the meeting, Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that, according to the World Health Organization, during the epidemic of Omikron, the global peak of incidence in a week was close to 24 million, which was 4 times higher than the peak of other mutant strains. Very contagious. The focus of the existing new crown vaccine is to prevent severe disease, prevent death, and ensure the normal operation of the health system.
Source: CCTV