"Recently, there has been a new crown epidemic in many parts of the country, and here we emphasize that vaccination is still a key means of epidemic prevention and control. I hereby appeal to all those who meet the conditions to complete the new crown virus vaccination as soon as possible and strengthen immunization. Please be vaccinated proactively over the age of 60, especially those over the age of 80 who have no contraindications. Wu Liangyou, deputy director of the Disease Control Bureau of the National Health Commission, appealed at a press conference on the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council on February 26.
Wu Liangyou, deputy director of the Disease Control Bureau of the National Health Commission
Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the new crown pneumonia epidemic has lasted for more than two years, and the virus is also undergoing some continuous changes, and the risk of severe illness and death to the elderly continues. Relevant statistics of the World Health Organization found that during the epidemic of the Omiljung strain, the peak of global one-week incidence was close to 24 million, which was 4 times higher than the previous peak of other mutated strains, which showed that the infectivity was very strong. Then, during the ongoing epidemic of Aomi Kerong, monitoring studies have also found that the risk of severe illness and death in the elderly is still very large. According to a recent data released by the Centre for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Department of Health, the mortality rate of the fifth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is temporarily 0.03%, and the mortality rate of unvaccinated patients is 0.54%, which is 18 times that of vaccinated patients.
Wang Huaqing, chief expert of immunization program at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
"For older adults who have not been vaccinated, or who have not received booster injections. If the conditions are met in accordance with the relevant regulations, the whole immunization process must be completed as soon as possible and the intensive vaccination must be completed. Wang Huaqing appealed.
Wu Liangyou introduced that the mainland has recently carried out a number of work arrangements focusing on the elderly over 60 years old and strengthening immunization, and at the same time launched a sequential strengthening of immunization, providing the masses with a variety of enhanced vaccination options. As of February 25, the country has reported a cumulative total of 3,114,622,000 doses of covid-19 vaccines, the total number of vaccinations has reached 1,269,302,000, 123454 million people have been vaccinated, and 554,728,000 people have been strengthened. Among them, the number of people over 60 years old who are vaccinated against the new crown virus has reached 219.911 million people, and 211.066 million people have been vaccinated.
Editor-in-charge: Ren Xuan