At present, the number of new indigenous infections on the mainland is still at a high level, and the epidemic is still in the development stage. COVID-19 vaccination is the best measure to prevent severe illness and death after infection, but there are some groups that cannot be vaccinated for physical reasons, how should they protect themselves, especially those who are elderly and have underlying medical conditions?
If you can't get vaccinated, you have to protect yourself in four ways
Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a press conference held by the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism a few days ago that as of now, the new crown vaccine is the best measure to prevent severe illness and death after infection.
Due to some special circumstances can not be vaccinated, or temporarily can not be vaccinated, how should we do a good job of self-protection? In this regard, Wang Huaqing gave four suggestions:
Wang Huaqing also reminded that it is necessary to protect the elderly, and the people around the elderly should do a good job of personal protection, especially at home and other people who come into contact with the elderly, they should be vaccinated, which is a kind of protection for the elderly. In addition, if the health code is abnormal, it is recommended not to contact the elderly again, once infected, transmitted to the elderly, the risk is very large.
Does the increase in the proportion of asymptomatic infected people mean that the new crown virus is becoming less and less harmful?
The proportion of asymptomatic infected people in this round of the epidemic has increased, and many members of the public wonder whether this means that the harm of the new crown virus is getting smaller and smaller, and the new crown virus is developing towards influenza.
Recently, the number of confirmed cases and asymptomatic infected people in Shanghai has increased. The new International Expo Center in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, which is under intense construction, will become another centralized isolation point for people with mild and asymptomatic infections in Shanghai, with more than 15,000 beds. Pictured here is a view of the quarantine area of the New International Expo Centre (taken on March 30). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Ting
In this regard, Wu Zunyou, chief expert of epidemiology of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that with the increasing proportion of new crown vaccine vaccination in the population, the population's immunity to the new crown virus continues to increase, and the pathogenicity of the Omiljung mutant strain itself is not as strong as other strains, and the clinical severity of the infected person is indeed reduced according to the proportion of each hundred patients.
But Wu Zunyou stressed that asymptomatic infected people are only a concept of a point-in-time state, and today's asymptomatic infected people may also become mild or ordinary cases tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and people should pay more attention to their level of infectivity.
Recently, the Xiaoyinshan Fang cabin hospital located in Tonghua City, Jilin Province was initially completed. The picture shows the Tonghua Xiaoyinshan Fang cabin hospital under renovation (taken on March 29).
In this regard, Wu Zunyou introduced that due to its rapid transmission speed and large number of infections, the total number of deaths caused by the epidemic and the social harm and impact have not been alleviated. This also suggests that the harm of the Omiljun strain epidemic is still serious, and the new crown pneumonia is not a "big flu".
Especially for a populous country like the mainland, a very small morbidity or mortality rate, multiplied by a population base of 1.4 billion, will be very large in absolute numbers. Only by achieving dynamic zeroing can we eliminate the hidden dangers of the epidemic, avoid the run on medical resources that may be caused by large-scale population infection, and prevent the possible deaths of a large number of elderly people or people with underlying diseases. (Copywriter/Poster: Wang Ying)