Recently, the CDC released the latest "Influenza Surveillance Weekly", the influenza epidemic in the north and south of the country is still rising, and has reached the highest level in nearly 10 years, the reporter learned from the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention that in order to facilitate more students to receive influenza vaccines, the city's grassroots vaccination units have opened weekend vaccination clinics.
At present, it is shared in the whole city.
84 influenza vaccination units
It's openSaturday or Sundayof vaccination clinics.
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Wuxi CDC*** released.
Influenza vaccine in Wuxi.
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Wang Xuwen
Director of the Immunization Planning Department of the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Since December, there may be some peaks in the amount and demand for vaccines. Therefore, we are now asking each clinic to increase the vaccination service of Sunday outpatient clinics to increase the service hours for some students who are interested in classes on weekends or who are not usually vaccinated.
Quadrivalent influenza vaccine contains four (containing) two subtypes of influenza virus. Patients don't necessarily have one of them, so getting a flu vaccine is still effective. ”
Since October this year, the number of outpatient and emergency departments for respiratory diseases in major hospitals has remained high, and the monitoring results from the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention have also shown that influenza, mycoplasma, coronavirus, adenovirus, etc., there are also mixed infectionsInfluenza can be effectively prevented by vaccination
Disease control experts also recommend.
Especially for young children, elementary and junior high school students.
and key populations such as the elderly.
Influenza vaccination should be completed as soon as possible.
This is effective in reducing infections.
Even if you are infected, you can reduce the incidence of disease.
Even if it is sick.
Reduce the severity of the disease.
In addition, some citizens are concerned that it has been so long since the flu struck, is it too late to get vaccinated now?
In this regard, Director Wang Xuwen said that according to some experts at the national and provincial levels, the peak of this flu may last until about January, so it is still effective to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
*: Wuxi Radio and Television News Center, Wu Xiaohan, Mu Dongning.
Editor: Li Jian.
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