Can children aged 3 to 11 years be vaccinated against COVID-19? The authoritative answer of disease control experts in Henan Province has come

Top News Dahe Health News reporter Sun Qianwen

In the past two weeks, many places across the country have reported cases of COVID-19, whether adults or children, if not vaccinated, are always susceptible.

With the Spring Festival approaching, the mobility of personnel has increased, and the pressure on epidemic prevention and control has further increased. The new crown virus is susceptible to the whole population, children's awareness of epidemic prevention is relatively weak, and the virus may be circulating. Vaccinate children aged 3 to 11 years against COVID-19 as an important measure to interrupt the spread of COVID-19.

Covid-19 vaccination is necessary for children aged 3 to 11 years

At present, some countries have already infected children with COVID-19, and there are cases of severe illness or even death. From the perspective of child protection, COVID-19 vaccination is very necessary.

Lu Mingxia, a science popularization expert in Henan Province and the Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, mentioned that the purpose of the new crown vaccine is to reduce or block the epidemic of the disease through herd immunity, and children are also an important part of the whole population.

On the basis of vaccination for people over 12 years old, China has carried out research on the vaccination of people aged 3 to 11 years. According to the expert arguments of the vaccine research and development class of the scientific research group, the safety and immunogenicity of the new crown vaccine in the 3-11-year-old population did not differ significantly from the population over 18 years old.

At present, the vaccines approved for use by people aged 3 to 11 years old include the inactivated new coronavirus vaccine (Vero cells) produced by Sinopharm Group China Biological Beijing Biological Products Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Beijing Biologics, including Chengdu Biologics, Lanzhou Biologics, Changchun Biologics, etc.), Wuhan Biological Products Research Institute Co., Ltd. (Wuhan Biologics) and Beijing Kexing Zhongwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Beijing Kexing Zhongwei).

What do children need to pay attention to when they are vaccinated against COVID-19

Some parents asked, can the new crown vaccine be vaccinated at the same time as other vaccines? Lu Mingxia introduced that under normal circumstances, the new crown vaccine should be more than 14 days apart from other vaccines, if there are special circumstances, if you need to receive rabies vaccine, immunoglobulin or tetanus vaccine, you can not consider the interval.

China for the age of 14 people free vaccination 11 kinds of vaccines, parents have a certain experience in vaccination, during the new crown vaccination, to understand the vaccine and disease related knowledge in advance, with a good vaccination certificate, vaccination truthfully to the vaccination doctor to explain the child's health, by the doctor to judge whether to vaccinate. Observe for 30 min after inoculation.

What conditions cannot be vaccinated? Lu Mingxia introduced that those who are allergic to the ingredients contained in the vaccine, or who have been allergic to the same vaccine before, cannot be vaccinated; those who have had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine in the past cannot be vaccinated; those with uncontrolled epilepsy and other serious neurological diseases cannot be vaccinated; patients who are feverish, suffering from acute diseases or in the onset of chronic diseases, or patients with uncontrolled serious chronic diseases cannot be vaccinated.

Finally, Lu Mingxia reminded that it takes a while to produce protective antibodies after the new crown vaccine, and the antibody level has a certain difference from the individual response, even after the new crown vaccine can not relax the vigilance, still have to do a good job of personal protection.