The National Health Commission held a press conference today to introduce the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in winter. Wang Dayan, director of the National Influenza Center of the Institute of Viral Diseases of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that among the currently popular respiratory diseases, influenza, new crown and pneumococcal infection have corresponding types of vaccines, and the influenza vaccine has been used in the world and China for decades. Getting a flu vaccine can effectively reduce infection, and even if you are infected, you can reduce the incidence of illness, and even if you get sick, you can reduce the severity of the disease.
At present, it is the high influenza season, and it is still effective for people who have not been vaccinated against influenza before, and it is recommended that everyone get vaccinated as soon as possible. Here, it is particularly pointed out that people over 6 months old can receive influenza vaccine, especially for high-risk groups such as children, the elderly, and patients with chronic diseases, who are at higher risk of severe disease after being infected with influenza, and influenza vaccination can effectively reduce the risk of developing severe disease and death.
Practice at home and abroad has proved that the use of vaccines is one of the most economical and effective means of prevention, vaccines are safe, as long as they are vaccinated in professional institutions as required, they can have good results, especially the elderly and children, should actively vaccinate against influenza, etc., to ensure a normal rhythm of life and Xi learning.