Zhang Wenhong: Fighting against Omikron requires no less than one piece of the puzzle

The current round of the epidemic situation in Shanghai is severe and complicated. This morning, Professor Zhang Wenhong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, wrote: As an expert in the medical treatment expert group, in this wave of epidemics, I am particularly concerned about the vulnerable protection of the crowd. During the daily joint online ward rounds across the city, the experts of our expert group and various isolation and treatment points have repeatedly focused on the protection of vulnerable groups. The elderly who have underlying diseases and have not been vaccinated are always the most vulnerable group in the epidemic. An important indicator for evaluating whether a country is doing well in epidemic prevention and control is whether it protects vulnerable groups. The following is the full text↓ The policy of dynamic clearing and the strategy of encouraging booster vaccination are both the country attaches great importance to and strengthens the protection of vulnerable groups. With the vaccine barrier established by the previous efforts, the effect is obvious at present. Shanghai This time, everyone has noticed that the extremely low severe disease rate has a lot to do with it, and young people who have been vaccinated will hardly develop severe disease. However, vulnerable groups, especially the elderly who have underlying diseases and have not been vaccinated, still face greater risks. Global data shows that the elderly who have not completed the vaccination are the most vulnerable groups in the epidemic, and we still cannot take it lightly. This is what I emphasized before, Omicron is not a big flu, it will bite , will mainly bite unvaccinated older adults. At this stage, our country has achieved a good protection for the most vulnerable groups in the epidemic through the implementation of the dynamic clearing strategy and the hope that every elderly person will be vaccinated and boosted. Our task now is to curb the spread of the current wave of the epidemic as soon as possible and achieve a social zero , so that Shanghai’s life and economy can quickly return to normal. The characteristics of the mutant strain of Omicron have been significantly changed from the original new coronavirus. The severe rate and fatality rate have dropped significantly, but the transmission rate and infection rate have increased significantly. It can be said that this is the opposite. In order to completely get rid of the harm caused by the new crown virus to human beings, the world is trying to establish a future-oriented anti-epidemic model. China has achieved world-renowned achievements in the first stage of the fight against the epidemic, maintaining the country’s Opening up has also maintained the lowest infection rate and case fatality rate. This is a very remarkable achievement and won the hearts of the people. Now with the invasion of the Omicron variant, the second stage of the fight against the epidemic is coming, because it has asymptomatic Big, strong concealment, clearing the battle is more difficult to fight. We will certainly continue to explore to keep the infection low in the fight against the epidemic The Scientific Path to Rate and Case Fatality. In the future, the pressure of anti-epidemic will still exist. We need to continuously improve the capacity of our medical system. A medical system that is fully prepared for the sharp rise in new crown cases and has sufficient reserves of medical resources cannot be unprepared in the face of the impact of the future epidemic. battle. This wave of Omicron attacks came quickly and violently, impacting the healthcare system , especially the normal medical order has been impacted. Realizing dynamic clearing as soon as possible will help to restore normal medical order as soon as possible, so that all kinds of patients, especially critically ill patients, can receive good medical care. Under the impact of the epidemic, Shanghai’s medical treatment force has stepped up efforts to strengthen the quality of medical treatment, promote homogeneous and standardized treatment, and implement classified treatment. Professor Zhang Jiming of our department is currently in charge of technology in the new crown treatment ward of Huashan Hospital. Experts are responsible for different treatment groups, and have classified and stratified the treatment of patients with various basic diseases after complicating the new crown infection; Ruijin Hospital has also established a multidisciplinary treatment team to conduct group rounds for patients with severe symptoms in the new crown ward every day. . These experiences still need to be continuously explored to improve the ability and effect of classifying and treating people infected with the new crown. During this wave of dynamic clearing, the greater revelation to us is that we should one stageTo make more adequate preparations for the fight against the epidemic, more active construction should be made in the aspects of strengthening vaccinations for the elderly, drug reserves, nucleic acid testing capabilities, construction of isolation wards, and hierarchical diagnosis and treatment systems. If we do not build a strong anti-epidemic system, even if we achieve a social zero this time, we will still face one or another problem tomorrow. During the practice of dynamic clearing in Shanghai, medical treatment is only part of the entire dynamic clearing system. a small part. As a clinical treatment expert, here I call on everyone to pay attention to the protection of vulnerable patients, but also to dynamic cleanup. Zero systematic construction. Under the impact of the epidemic, we have to have a big team to fight against Omicron. Jigsaw puzzles contain the basic needs of our people and the entire society under the epidemic. If we get all the pieces in this puzzle down to earth, fill it in with precision, and don’t miss a single piece, we can win this game. This wave of Omicron came suddenly, with strong concealment and rapid spread, and had a very big impact on society. We Shanghai citizens have also endured a lot of pressure and difficulties. In order to achieve dynamic clearing, put together this “big picture” and relieve everyone’s pressure and difficulties, it must require a lot of social forces to participate together. We have prepared a table of dishes, and there are two tables of guests, what should we do now ? We have institutional advantages, aid from all sides, and state support is an indispensable core force, but we also need all levels of society. Now Shanghai has mobilized every administrative cadre and party member to complete this arduous task together with all citizens , to complete the puzzle of this dynamic clearing war. In the past few days, the power of the market is also being released, the courier brother has come out, and the e-commerce platform is also recovering. While this battle is dynamically cleared, it is also necessary to ensure the “medical” food, housing and transportation of the common people. Only by exerting all social resources and strengths can we strive to ensure the “medical” food, housing and transportation of the people and win this battle. “Anti-epidemic spirit” has been recorded in history. The fight against the epidemic will also become a history worth remembering, and the “people’s pursuit of a better life” should be the unremitting goal of all our forces.

Source: Shangguan News

Editor: An Yilun

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