On December 2, at a press conference of the National Health Commission, 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 for people who have not had time to receive the flu vaccine before, the flu vaccine is still effective, and it is recommended to get the flu vaccine as soon as possible.
Among the currently prevalent respiratory diseases, there are corresponding types of vaccines for influenza, new crown and pneumococcal infection, and influenza vaccines have been used in the world and in China for decades. Scientific research and vaccination practice have fully proved that the influenza vaccine is safe and effective, and influenza vaccination can effectively reduce infection, and even if infected, it can also reduce the incidence of disease;Even if the disease occurs, it can reduce the severity of the disease.
Wang Dayan said that it is currently the high influenza season, and for people who have not had time to receive influenza vaccination before, influenza vaccination is still effective, and it is recommended to get influenza vaccine as soon as possible. People over the age of 6 months can get the flu 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 influenza infection, influenza vaccine can effectively reduce the risk of developing severe disease and death.
I hope that everyone will actively get vaccinated, and the practice at home and abroad has proved that vaccination is one of the most cost-effective means of prevention. Wang Dayan said.
*: Beijing**).