The National Health Commission held a press conference on the 2nd to introduce the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in winter.
The current circulating acute respiratory illnesses are all caused by known pathogens.
Mi Feng, spokesman of the National Health Commission, said that at present, the National Health Commission, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention continue to carry out winter respiratory disease monitoring and research and judgment, and make arrangements for the allocation of medical resources, optimizing the medical treatment process, and giving full play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine.
According to the surveillance, the current epidemic of acute respiratory diseases are all caused by known pathogens, all of which have corresponding mature methods, and no new infectious diseases caused by new viruses or bacteria have been found.
It is necessary to further increase the supply of medical services, promote the pediatric outpatient clinics of all levels and types of medical institutions such as traditional Chinese medicine hospitals and maternal and child health hospitals, and increase the number of noon, night and weekend outpatient clinics according to the number of patients, extend service hours, expand inpatient beds, and continuously optimize the medical treatment process such as **, examination, and payment, so as to facilitate the masses to seek medical treatment.
It is necessary to do a good job in hierarchical diagnosis and treatment, smooth referral channels, transfer personnel across departments and hospitals, ensure medical supplies, promote Internet medical treatment, and maximize the ability to receive patients.
It is necessary to give full play to the role of traditional Chinese medicine, combine traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and popularize the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of diseases in view of common respiratory diseases in winter, so as to improve the prevention and treatment effect.
It is necessary to do a good job in the protection and vaccination services of influenza and other vaccines, and vaccinate key groups such as the elderly and children as soon as possible to reduce the risk of disease.
Wearing masks, washing hands frequently, and ventilating frequently are very effective in preventing the spread of respiratory diseases. We should do a good job of personal protection, do not go to work with illness, do not go to school with illness, and adhere to good personal hygiene Xi and a healthy lifestyle.
It is advisable to get vaccinated against the flu as early as possible.
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.
How to prevent respiratory diseases in daily life?
Wang Dayan introduced that winter and spring are the high incidence seasons of respiratory diseases such as influenza, and it is recommended that the public can understand some basic prevention and control knowledge of common respiratory diseases, and take scientific prevention methods to effectively reduce the risk of infection.
First, it is necessary to wear masks scientifically. If people go to places with closed and crowded environments, take public transportation or go to medical treatment, they are advised to wear masks and pay attention to changing them in time.
The second is to develop good personal hygiene Xi. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, towel, or elbow when coughing or sneezing, and wash your hands or clean your hands after touching public facilities such as elevator buttons and door handles.
The third is to develop a healthy lifestyle. In daily life, it is necessary to pay attention to maintaining adequate sleep, adequate nutrition, and appropriate physical exercise to enhance physical fitness and improve physical resistance.
Fourth, we must actively get vaccinated. The most effective and economical way to prevent infectious diseases is vaccination, which can effectively reduce the risk of infection and severe disease by vaccinating against new crown, influenza, pneumonia, etc., especially the elderly, patients with underlying diseases, children and other key groups should be actively vaccinated.
Fifth, we must do a good job of self-health monitoring. If you have symptoms of respiratory infection such as fever, cough, and sore throat, it is recommended to rest at home as much as possible and avoid going to crowded places. If you do need to travel, wear a mask to prevent spreading the disease to others.
Crowded areas need to appropriately increase the frequency of disinfection.
Reduce crowd gatherings.
Wang Dayan introduced that in densely populated places, the following measures need to be taken:
The first is to strengthen the ventilation and disinfection of places. Regularly open windows for ventilation indoors, appropriately increase the frequency of cleaning and disinfection of frequently touched public supplies and facilities, and ensure that the environment in public areas is clean and hygienic.
The second is to reduce crowd gatherings in public places. Some public cultural venues, museums, indoor tourist attractions, etc. can implement measures such as "reservation and peak shifting" to dynamically divert passenger flow in a timely manner and avoid a high degree of crowding.
The third is to strengthen personal protection. In crowded or confined places such as airports, stations, public transportation, and farmers' markets, masks should be worn in a standardized manner, personal hygiene should be taken, and direct contact with hands, nose or mouth should be avoided as much as possible. For key populations such as the elderly, patients with underlying diseases, and children, they should avoid or avoid going to crowded places as much as possible to reduce the risk of infection.
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