The rate of adverse reactions in the elderly is lower than that in the young
As of 24:00 on March 21, Guangzhou had vaccinated 52.247 million doses of the new coronavirus vaccine, 19.562 million people had been vaccinated, and 12.219 million people had completed booster immunization. Among them, a total of 4.387 million doses and 1.778 million people were vaccinated against people aged 60 and over, of which 1.609 million were vaccinated throughout the course of the disease and 1.003 million were boosted.
Guangzhou Daily News (all media reporter Wu Ren, correspondent Sui CDC) Yesterday, experts from the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that at this stage, attention should be paid to the vaccination of the elderly, and they once again have concerns about the vaccination of the elderly against the new coronavirus Suspicions were made.
Zhang Chunhuan, deputy director of the Immunization Planning Department of the Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that the new coronavirus is a new virus, and the entire population is susceptible. Diseases, chronic diseases, the harm after infection will be even greater.
According to data from some high-endemic areas overseas, compared with young people aged 18 to 29, the risk of hospitalization for people aged 65 to 74 increased by 4 times, and the risk of death increased by 65 times; This risk continues to increase, and for people over the age of 85, the risk of hospitalization increases by 12 times and the risk of death increases by 340 times; in some areas, more than 90% of the infected people who die are elderly. Zhang Chunhuan said that from the data, it can be seen that the effect of the new coronavirus vaccine in preventing severe illness and preventing death is very significant.
Experts explain doubts
Can I get vaccinated with underlying diseases?
Under stable drug control, it is not considered as a contraindication to vaccination
If the elderly suffer from basic diseases such as high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and diabetes, can they still be vaccinated against the new coronavirus?
“It is now clear that even if you have chronic diseases or underlying diseases, as long as you are not allergic to the components of the new coronavirus vaccine, or you have not experienced severe acute allergic reactions to other vaccines in the past, chronic diseases and underlying diseases are not in the acute attack stage. , that is, when the drug control is stable, it is not considered a contraindication to vaccination and can be vaccinated.”
At present, more than 3 billion doses of the new coronavirus vaccine have been vaccinated across the country, and hundreds of millions of doses of the new coronavirus vaccine made in China have been vaccinated on the elderly worldwide. “A large number of vaccination data show that after the elderly are vaccinated, the probability of adverse reactions is lower than that of young people, and it is mainly transient reactions such as fever and local reactions at the vaccination site. Therefore, the new coronavirus vaccine is not suitable for the elderly. It is also safe to speak.” Zhang Chunhuan said.
At home all year round, is there little risk of infection?
The proportion of asymptomatic infections increases, and there is also a risk if you do not travel far
“I’m at home all year round, and I don’t travel far. The risk of infection is not high. Is it necessary to get vaccinated?” Zhang Chunhuan reminded everyone to pay attention to this idea. The positive effect of coverage, the increase in the proportion of asymptomatic infections among the infected, “even if the elderly themselves do not travel far, it may happen that young people in the family are infected with the Omicron variant, but Because they have been vaccinated and their immunity is good, they have no symptoms and are asymptomatic infections. However, when young people bring the virus home and infect the elderly who have not been vaccinated against the new coronavirus, the harm is much greater. .”
He added that because the domestic epidemic prevention and control is well done, the vaccination strategy is to follow the high-risk groups and key groups, and finally gradually transition to the elderly over 60 years old. Overseas, because of the high risk, it is started from the elderly and gradually vaccinated to younger age groups, which also confirms the necessity of vaccination for the elderly.
According to the immunization principle of vaccination, according to the calculation of the second dose 3 weeks after the first dose, it will take about 1.5 months for the antibody in the body to reach a better level after the whole immunization. Zhang Chunhuan appealed to the elderly not to wait until the epidemic is approaching to consider vaccination. As the elderly with relatively fragile health, they need to be vaccinated in time. Elderly people who have been fully vaccinated should also receive booster vaccination half a year after the full vaccination, which can not only further improve the protection against hospitalization, severe illness and death, but also effectively reduce the breakthrough caused by the Omicron variant. risk of infection.