Modern Express News (correspondent Sun Qian, reporter Mei Shuhua) Vaccination is the most economical, effective and convenient measure to prevent new crown pneumonia. In order to improve the vaccination rate of the elderly, the Pancheng Street and the Pancheng Street Community Health Service Center in Nanjing are linked in both directions to combine the physical examination and vaccination work of the elderly. On 24 April, 251 elderly people over the age of 60 completed health check-ups at the center, including 148 people who received the first dose of covid-19 vaccine.
On the morning of April 21, Pancheng Street and Center held the "Promotion Meeting for Physical Examination and Vaccination work for the elderly over 60 years old in Pancheng Street". The meeting reported the new crown vaccination situation of the elderly in various communities in Pancheng, sorted out and made detailed arrangements for the next physical examination and new crown vaccination work for the elderly, compacted the responsibilities of all parties, and ensured the implementation of physical examination and vaccination work.
On the morning of the 24th, there were already many elderly people queuing in the center. Grid staff and medical staff remind everyone to wear masks, maintain a distance of one meter, and strictly follow the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, conduct code checks, temperature measurements, and enter the physical examination center after filling in the pre-examination triage form. "Doctor, how many more I haven't done?" "Man, after the blood has been drawn, go to the first floor to take a chest X-ray." At the physical examination center, the medical staff maintains order while teaching everyone to follow the procedure for medical examination.
After the physical examination, many elderly people will go directly to the vaccination point of the center, and the public health doctors and guarantee doctors of the center will inquire about the relevant health conditions one by one, and give everyone vaccination suggestions after careful assessment.
"Thank you so much, and sent a special car to pick us up." Grandma Zhao, 67, is older and lives far away from home, and it's not easy to get to the hospital, so she hasn't been vaccinated against COVID-19. This time, with the vehicle door-to-door pick-up, she not only did a physical examination, but also took the vaccine by the way.
On that day, the center completed a total of 251 health examinations for 251 elderly people over the age of 60, of which 148 people received the first dose of the new crown vaccine. In the next step, the Pancheng Street Community Health Service Center will continue to make efforts to refine the workflow of combining physical examination and vaccination for the elderly over 60 years old, and comprehensively promote the work.
Many older adults are hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Wang Zhiguo, deputy director and chief physician of the Institute of Immunization planning of the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, reminded that after the elderly are infected with the new crown virus, the risk of severe illness and death is high, and vaccination against the new crown virus can greatly reduce the risk of severe illness and death after infection. It is recommended that the elderly who meet the vaccination conditions complete the whole process of vaccination as soon as possible and receive the booster needle.
Some elderly people are worried about their underlying diseases, Wang Zhiguo said, suffering from chronic diseases such as "hypertension, high blood lipids, diabetes", if the health is stable, drug control is good, it is recommended to get the new crown virus vaccine. Others feel that their risk of not leaving the far door is low. In fact, vegetable markets, farmers' markets, shopping malls and supermarkets, elderly activity rooms, chess and card rooms, red and white food venues, etc. are all places where the elderly gather, and these places are often high-risk places for the spread of the epidemic.
At the same time, Wang Zhiguo also reminded that if elderly friends have had severe allergic reactions such as anaphylactic shock or laryngeal edema before vaccination, or are feverish, or are in an acute attack period of infectious diseases and nervous system diseases, it is recommended not to vaccinate against the new crown. If you are not sure if you will be able to get vaccinated, go to the vaccination clinic and consult your vaccinator in detail.
(Courtesy of the correspondent)