At present, the global COVID-19 epidemic is still in a state of pandemic, the epidemic situation at home and abroad is still severe and complex, in view of the current epidemic situation, COVID-19 vaccination is the most cost-effective way to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
China's new crown vaccine to strengthen immunization is in full swing, 3-11 years old children vaccination of new crown vaccine is also officially launched, as soon as possible to build a herd immunity barrier, to protect susceptible people, curb the spread of the epidemic is of great significance. But a new question arises, babies are still young, is it necessary for children aged 3-11 years to be vaccinated against the new crown virus? The Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention is here to answer the questions of the small partners and burn the brain cells of the small partners.
At the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council, Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, answered the question. There are several considerations for children getting vaccinated against COVID-19:
First, the infection rate of children is not low. In the past, we thought that the rate of child infection was relatively low, but with the continued spread of the global epidemic, especially in some countries, the rate of child infection is rising.
Second, in the past, it was considered that children's disease was relatively mild, but now it seems that with the continuous transmission, the infection rate of children has risen, and severe illness or death cases among children have occurred from time to time. Foreign studies have found that the current hospitalization rate of children is more than 10 times higher than that of the early part of this year.
Third, it is very difficult for children to manage as a source of infection after being infected with the virus. Children have close contact in kindergartens, nurseries or schools and other institutions, and if there are cases, clusters can also occur.
Therefore, the implementation of new crown virus vaccination for children aged 3-11 years old can effectively reduce the risk of illness, severe illness and death on the one hand; on the other hand, it can establish an immune barrier in the child population, block the spread of the new crown virus, and ensure the normal operation of children's learning and life. All children of the right age without contraindications from 3 to 11 years old are advised to follow the principles of knowledge, consent and voluntariness.
After receiving the new vaccine, parents and friends are nervous and worried that it will be bad for the baby's health. Vaccines must undergo large-scale human clinical trials before they can be marketed to ensure safety and effectiveness before they can be approved for marketing. Vaccines are antibodies that promote the active or passive occurrence of immune responses in the human immune system, which is similar to immunity produced by naturally infected germs, but the components of the vaccine are inactive or attenuated, which will not cause serious diseases and will not damage the body's immune system.
Vaccines in the induction of the human immune system to produce protective antibodies to specific diseases at the same time, due to the biological characteristics of the vaccine and the individual differences of the human body (such as health status, allergic constitution, immune insufficiency, mental factors, etc.), a small number of vaccinated people will have adverse reactions, but the vast majority of them are mild reactions, such as local redness, swelling, pain, induration and other local symptoms, or fever, loss of appetite, fatigue and other systemic symptoms, 2-3 days can be relieved on their own or only need simple treatment, will not lead to long-term adverse consequences. The incidence of abnormal vaccine reactions is extremely low.
Children aged 3-11 years who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 will need to be vaccinated with other immunization programme vaccines or non-immunization programme vaccines for more than 14 days, and if other immunization programme or non-immunization programme vaccines have been vaccinated, they will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at more than 14 days. However, it should be noted that if you encounter animal bites or accidental injuries, you must be vaccinated against rabies and tetanus, and you can not consider the above time interval requirements.