Wang Dayan, director of the National Influenza Center of the Institute of Viral Diseases of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, pointed out on the 2nd that at present, it is the high influenza season, and the influenza vaccine is still effective for people who have not been vaccinated against influenza before, and it is recommended that everyone get the flu vaccine as soon as possible.
The National Health Commission held a press conference on the same day to introduce the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in winter. At the meeting, a reporter asked: Vaccines have played a key role in the prevention and control of influenza, and now that the flu has entered the high incidence season, is it too late to get vaccinated?
Wang Dayan introduced that among the current epidemic respiratory diseases, influenza, new crown, and pneumococcal infection have corresponding types of vaccines, and influenza vaccines have been used in the world and China for decades, and scientific research and vaccination practice have fully proved that influenza vaccine is safe, effective, and a mature vaccine. 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.
Wang Dayan pointed out that at present, it is the high incidence season of influenza, and for people who have not been vaccinated against influenza before, influenza vaccination is still effective, and it is recommended that everyone get vaccinated against influenza as soon as possible.
Wang Dayan stressed that people over 6 months old can be vaccinated against influenza, especially for high-risk groups such as children, the elderly, and patients with chronic diseases, who have a higher risk of severe disease after being infected with influenza, and vaccination against influenza 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.