Evening News | Whether Aumiclon is a natural vaccine and how toxic it is, there is still controversy

1. 92 new cases of local confirmed cases were added in 31 provinces

From 0 to 24:00 on January 8, 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 165 new confirmed cases. Among them, there were 73 imported cases (30 cases in Shanghai, 9 cases in Fujian, 8 cases in Guangdong, 8 cases in Sichuan, 7 cases in Zhejiang, 3 cases in Henan, 3 cases in Guangxi, 1 case in Beijing, 1 case in Tianjin, 1 case in Liaoning, 1 case in Shandong, 1 case in Yunnan), including 12 cases from asymptomatic infected people to confirmed cases (5 cases in Zhejiang, 3 cases in Henan, 2 cases in Sichuan, 1 case in Liaoning, 1 case in Guangdong), 92 cases in local cases (56 cases in Henan, including 39 cases in Xuchang City, 11 cases in Zhengzhou City, 2 cases in Luoyang City, 2 cases in Anyang City, 1 case in Shangqiu City, There was 1 case in Huaxian County, 30 cases in Shaanxi, all in Xi'an City, 3 cases in Tianjin, including 2 cases in Jinnan District and 1 case in Nankai District, 2 cases in Zhejiang, all in Ningbo City, and 1 case in Guangdong City, all in Shenzhen City), including 3 cases from asymptomatic infected people to confirmed cases (all in Henan). There were no new deaths. There were 2 new suspected cases, all of which were imported from abroad (both in Shanghai).

2, Zhang Wenhong: Omi Kerong is not a large flu

Zhang Wenhong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, attended the Guanghua Science and Technology Public Welfare Forum today. After studying Omilon, Zhang Wenhong said: "Some self-media say that this variant (Omiljung) caused a 'big flu', which is not enough. ”

Omi kerong was only discovered in November and has already ravaged the globe in just a few months, leading to a surge in infections in many countries and regions. In Zhang Wenhong's view, Aomi Kerong is a poison that "bites people".

In order to defend against new strains, he believes that vaccination is crucial: "We allow debates about vaccination, but to see that the role of vaccines in the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic cannot be underestimated. He said that if vaccinations were not actively vaccinated and a strong immune barrier was built, the global epidemic of 1918 would be staged again.

Zhang Wenhong also mentioned that in Asia, Singapore's vaccination rate of two or more doses has exceeded 90%, which is why Singapore can control the case fatality rate at a very low level.

3, Whether Omi kerong is a natural vaccine, how toxic it is, there is still controversy

In britain, the number of patients in Omikejong has soared, but the number of severely ill patients and deaths has declined. Currently, 6% of hospitalized patients in London hospitals need ventilators, compared to 20% last summer. Experts judge that the peak of the epidemic in the United Kingdom has passed.

French Health Minister Verand believes that France and some countries with similar infection rates are about to achieve herd immunity, and the dawn of the end of the epidemic has emerged. France is currently in the midst of a fifth wave of the outbreak. Welland judged that it was likely to be the last wave.

"Judging by the infection rates in France and some other countries, it is likely that we have acquired some form of immunity through vaccination or infection," he said.

Some have described Omiljung as a "natural vaccine." Professor Ian, a virologist at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, agrees, saying that because Omilon is highly contagious but milder than other variants, antibodies can be produced without causing severe illness, improving immunity to other strains of the virus and forming herd immunity.

Nachman Ash, a senior official at the Israeli Ministry of Health, agrees. He said that the widespread spread of Omilon in Israel is likely to form a herd immunity.

Mayo Medical Center in the United States judged that 94% vaccination rate and natural infection rate must be achieved to form herd immunity.

Experts are divided on this.

Luis Ostrosky, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at mcGovern School of Health Sciences in Texas, pointed out that the biggest challenge of herd immunity is timeliness and effectiveness, "Antibodies decline over time." Moreover, antibodies produced after infection with Omiqueron are not necessarily effective in preventing other strains of the virus. ”

The stakes are high, he said, in pinning hopes on herd immunity. The widespread presence of infection means that a large number of hospitalizations can occur, leading to the collapse of the health care system and the death of a large number of people.

Gregory Poland, director of vaccine research at Mayo Medical Center, said that as long as the coronavirus continues to mutate, there is no permanent immunity, and "if there is a new mutant virus that can completely escape the current antibody, we have to start over."

4. People infected with Omikerong have 19 symptoms

The ZOE COVID-19 app has summarized 19 common symptoms of Omi kerong by collecting data from 4 million users from around the world.

The 19 symptoms are: runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing, sore throat, persistent cough, hoarseness, chills, fever, dizziness, brain fog, poor smell, loss of smell, eye discomfort, abnormal muscle soreness, loss of appetite, chest pain, glandular swelling, and low mood.

According to studies, runny nose is the most common symptom, affecting nearly 73% of patients with coronary disease, followed by headache (68%), fatigue (64%), sneezing (60%) and sore throat (60%). However, the presence of these symptoms does not mean that they are infected with the crown disease, because they may also be caused by other diseases.