China Youth Daily Client Shanghai, April 17th (China Youth Daily, China Youth Daily reporter Wei Qimeng) at the Shanghai Youth Daily this morning At the press conference on the city’s new crown pneumonia epidemic prevention and control, Wu Jinglei, director of the Shanghai Municipal Health and Health Commission, introduced that as of April 15, nearly 3.6 million people in Shanghai had been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine for people aged 60 and above, and the vaccination rate was 62%. ; 2.18 million people who completed the booster immunization, the vaccination rate was 38%.
He said that according to research and monitoring, the Omicron variant is very harmful to the elderly, especially those who have not been vaccinated and have chronic underlying diseases. Although vaccination cannot completely block the spread of the virus, it is still very effective in preventing severe illness and death.
Generally speaking, if the chronically ill people who take regular medication are not in the acute exacerbation stage, or those whose disease is well controlled and in the stable stage, they can be vaccinated. It is recommended that eligible elderly people get vaccinated as soon as possible after the community is unblocked and nearby vaccination sites are opened, and the vaccination should be boosted as soon as possible after 6 months of full vaccination to produce better results.
When the elderly are vaccinated, please take personal protection, wear a mask, and take the initiative to communicate with the doctor at the vaccination site about their health status. After the inoculation is completed, stay on site for 30 minutes before leaving.
Wu Jinglei also answered the media’s questions about how to carry out other vaccinations for children during the lockdown period.
He said that on the issue of vaccination, if there are no special circumstances, it should be vaccinated on time, which is the best situation. Some vaccines cannot be delayed. For example, patients with dog bites should immediately go to the city’s dog injury treatment clinic for standardized treatment. Delay is not recommended. The first dose of hepatitis B vaccine and BCG vaccination service for newborns is also ensured by the obstetrics department of each hospital to be vaccinated on time.
Some citizens are worried when they see that the appointment date for the vaccination of children provided by the outpatient doctor is coming. This appointment date is generally the earliest vaccination date scheduled by the immunization clinic based on vaccination schedule, vaccination interval requirements, and clinic opening hours. Even if it is later than this date, it usually falls within the recommended age range for vaccination, which will not affect the effect of the vaccine, so there is no need to worry too much.
He said that delaying vaccination will not reduce the body’s response to vaccines, but during this period, please maintain good hygiene habits, wash your hands frequently, monitor the health of your baby and family members, and consciously have fever Take the initiative to measure body temperature, if family members have symptoms, try to minimize contact.
Source: China Youth Daily Client