On March 25, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the scientific, precise and unremitting efforts to prevent and control the epidemic.
The new version of the diagnosis and treatment plan emphasizes “moving the barrier forward”
At the meeting, Wang Guiqiang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Peking University First Hospital, introduced that the ninth edition of the diagnosis and treatment plan has been adjusted according to the characteristics of Omicron. move” concept.
First, emphasize “four mornings”. It is still necessary to emphasize early detection, early reporting, early isolation, and early treatment. He explained that, first of all, in terms of diagnosis, antigen testing is used as an important supplement to nucleic acid testing, “especially at the level of management and control, at the level of home testing, and if it is positive, it will be reviewed immediately, and potential infected people will be identified earlier. isolation to avoid further spread.”
Second, classified management. The new version of the plan emphasizes the centralized isolation and management of light cases, and it is not necessary to go to designated hospitals. “This aspect is also to free up limited medical resources so that ordinary and severe patients can receive timely and effective treatment.” In addition, the new version of the diagnosis and treatment plan requires that asymptomatic infected persons be isolated at the community level.
In terms of treatment, the new version of the plan adjusts the original expression of “over 65 years old” to “over 60 years old”. Avoid serious illness and death.”
In addition, a very important change in the new version of the diagnosis and treatment plan is to incorporate antiviral drugs into the diagnosis and treatment plan. He said that the use of antiviral drugs can effectively reduce seriousness and death. . “And we emphasize that, in designated hospitals, six high-risk groups, namely the elderly, those with underlying diseases, those with obesity, heavy smoking, pregnant women, and those with low immune function, should be intervened as soon as possible, using Antiviral drugs.” Wang Guiqiang said.
In addition, the plan should clearly identify the groups at risk of aggravation and identify them in time. Wang Guiqiang said, “The other point is prevention. We emphasize prevention first, and the use of vaccines is also fully reflected in the diagnosis and treatment plan.”
COVID-19 vaccination for people over 60 years old
Reaching 222.719 million people
Lei Zhenglong, deputy director of the National Health Commission’s CDC and first-level inspector, introduced that according to the deployment of the State Council’s joint prevention and control mechanism, we continue to guide local governments to actively and prudently promote the new coronavirus vaccination work .
As of March 24, a total of 3,243,599,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been reported nationwide, with a total of 1,275,541,000 people vaccinated, and 1,240,777,000 people have been fully vaccinated, covering The number of people accounted for 90.47% of the total population of the country, and the number of people vaccinated in the whole process accounted for 88.01% of the total population of the country. 671.27 million people received booster immunizations, including 12.191 million people who received sequential booster immunizations.
The number of people over the age of 60 covered by the new crown vaccine reached 222.719 million people, 212.153 million people were vaccinated throughout the course, and 138.237 million people were boosted by vaccination.
Up to now, the vaccination rate of the elderly over 60 years old in Jiangxi, Anhui and Shandong provinces has exceeded 90%. Chongqing, Henan, Hubei, Guizhou, Hebei, Sichuan, Yunnan 7 provinces and cities exceeded 85%.
At present, the global epidemic situation is still severe and complex, and vaccination is still one of the important means of our epidemic prevention and control. The whole course of vaccination can effectively reduce the risk of hospitalization, severe illness and death. Especially the elderly mostly have underlying diseases. Once infected with the new coronavirus, the risk of severe illness and death is higher than that of other groups. After vaccination, the elderly can effectively reduce the risk of Therefore, we hope that everyone can complete the whole course of vaccination in a timely manner according to the program, and at the same time, those who meet the requirements should complete the booster immunization in time.
The incidence of adverse reactions to the new crown vaccine in the elderly over 60 years old
Below other age groups
Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced at the meeting that from the analysis of monitoring results, the incidence of adverse reactions in the elderly over 60 years old is lower than that in other age groups. occurrence.
Wang Huaqing introduced that from the results of the preliminary clinical trials and the monitoring results of the current vaccine application, 80-year-olds were not found to be more prone to adverse reactions. “Actually, the vaccines we are using now have gone through clinical trials.In order to strictly monitor, including the monitoring of adverse reactions, it can be approved for use only if the adverse reactions are within our acceptable range. “
“There will be some general reactions to vaccination, mainly manifested as fever, headache, body aches, local pain and redness and swelling. Most of these do not require special treatment, and they will However, we have also seen during the monitoring process that some people have very rare adverse reactions after vaccination, mainly manifested as anaphylactic shock.” Wang Huaqing said, It is now required to observe for 30 minutes after vaccination, strong>One of the main purposes is to promptly detect vaccine-induced severe allergic reactions, such as anaphylactic shock, on the spot.
Wang Huaqing introduced, “Because anaphylactic shock is an acute disease, most of them appear within 30 minutes, If this happens, we will vaccinate each There are first aid medicines, first aid measures and first aid doctors at the scene of the unit, and through their handling of this situation, the risk will be minimized.”
Wang Huaqing reminded that the elderly may experience some physical discomfort after vaccination. If they feel that the symptoms are severe, or last for a long time, or the original disease recurs When, seek medical attention in time. If it is suspected to be caused by the vaccine, report it to the vaccination unit.
Source || Beijing Daily