Today (December 10).
National Health Commission.
Hold a press conference.
Introduction to the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in winter in China.
The situation. CDC: The flu is not a common cold and can have serious complications.
Peng Zhibin, director of the Department of Respiratory Infectious Diseases of the Infectious Disease Management Department of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that influenza is not a common cold, but an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus.
Scientific research and vaccination practice have fully proven that influenza vaccination is effective. For the elderly who are at high risk of severe illness after influenza infection, influenza vaccination can effectively reduce the incidence of influenza and the incidence of influenza-related complications.
China Disease Control: Students, faculty and staff insist on not going to class with illness.
Peng Zhibin introduced that schools, childcare institutions, public transportation and other areas are densely populated and relatively closed inside, which are key institutions and places for the prevention and control of respiratory infectious diseases.
For schools and childcare institutions:
First, it is recommended to get vaccinated in time. Students, faculty, and staff should be vaccinated against influenza as soon as possible to strengthen their own immune barrier and reduce the risk of disease.
Second, it is recommended to strengthen environmental cleaning, maintain indoor hygiene, regularly open windows for ventilation, promote indoor air circulation, and improve air quality.
Third, it is recommended to strengthen health monitoring, do a good job in morning and afternoon check-ups, registration of absenteeism due to illness, etc., and insist on students, teachers and staff not to go to class without illness, so as to prevent the introduction of infectious diseases into schools or classes.
For public transport:
First, it is necessary to do a good job in cleaning and disinfection of the interior of the vehicle, and regularly ventilate to ensure the internal air quality of the vehicle.
Second, it is recommended to wear masks during the season of high incidence of respiratory infectious diseases to reduce the risk of exposure and morbidity, and be the first person responsible for one's own health.
National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention: It is recommended to get vaccinated against influenza as soon as possible.
Xia Gang, director of the Department of Health and Immunization of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, said that if you have already had flu-like symptoms, after not being diagnosed and cured on your own, it is recommended to continue to receive influenza vaccines, especially for key groups such as the elderly, who can reduce infection and reduce the risk of severe disease and death.
There are two main reasons for this:
First, the symptoms of respiratory tract infection are not specific, and flu-like symptoms such as fever and headache may occur in a variety of pathogenic infections. However, such symptoms do not necessarily involve infection with the flu virus, but may also be infected with other pathogens, most commonly the common cold.
Second, there are multiple types (in addition to type A, there are also type B) and subtypes of influenza viruses (type A has H1N1 subtype and H3N2 subtype) that can cause epidemics, and after infection with one type or subtype, there is also a risk of other types or subtypes of influenza. Influenza vaccines, on the other hand, are multivalent vaccines that cover many different types and subtypes, usually trivalent and quadrivalent. If you are vaccinated after infection with a certain type of influenza (e.g. A), the components of other types of influenza (e.g. B) still play a role in preventing that type of influenza.
In addition, the same epidemic season is usually dominated by different types and subtypes, such as the current H3N2 subtype, followed by influenza B. In the past, there have been cases in the same epidemic season, where the dominant strains in the epidemic gradually changed from one type to another.
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Editor: Chen Shiyun.