"The oximeter I bought online two weeks ago only arrived last week, and today I see that the price has been reduced by half." Recently, many netizens complained about the price reduction of oximeters and N95, and the mood was like a stock drop.
As many places have successively announced that the peak of new crown virus infection has passed, the price of epidemic prevention supplies has also begun to plunge, and the oximeter, which has risen three or four times in two or three months, has fallen to less than 100 yuan.
N95 masks for 4 yuan each
Now it's 6 mao a piece
Netizens "It's Ou Ou Ya o_O" complained on Weibo: The N95 mask I bought before was nearly 4 yuan a start, and the price was reduced just two days after receiving the goods, and the average price was 1.1 yuan a after the price was guaranteed, and now the price is reduced, less than 6 Mao a piece.
"Diving is not as fast as your price reduction!" Recently, there are many netizens who have complained about their great wrongs.
In addition to N95 masks, the oximeter, which was difficult to find, also began to dive.
There are more and more oximeters within 100 yuan
Ali Health's self-operated 95N mask, 50 pieces of original price of 159.3 yuan, discounted 66.91 yuan, equivalent to an average price of 1.3 yuan; in Tmall supermarket, 30 pieces of Kefu N95 if you buy 2 boxes, the average piece is equivalent to 1.6 yuan.
In the official store of Suning.com's flagship store, an N95 mask 30-piece price is 25.8 yuan, which is equivalent to 0.86 yuan for 1 piece.
The cheapest one comes from an online store, and the N95 pack of 25 pieces is only 10.15 yuan after discount, which is equivalent to only 4 Mao for 1 piece.
▲An N95 on sale in the official flagship store of Suning.com
▲An N95 mask sold in an online store
The ordinary price of oximeters that started everywhere half a month ago was more than 200 yuan online, but now more than 100 yuan of oximeters have been seen everywhere, and many prices have fallen to less than 100 yuan. For example, in the official flagship store of Suning.com, a blood oximeter priced at 98 yuan has a monthly sales of more than 60,000 units.
▲A blood oximeter sold in Suning.com's flagship store
"Finger clip oximeter" is not required in most families
There are three groups of people who can consider buying
According to the "Huashan Infection" official micro-account, for new crown infected people who choose to isolate and recover at home, "you need to learn to monitor the following indicators by yourself: symptoms, body temperature, pulse, oxygen saturation". How to use: Wash your hands before use, measure with your index or middle finger, put your finger into the oximeter and start the oximeter. The general finger clip pulse oximeter will display two parameters after clamping it on the finger: SpO2% is what we call oxygen saturation, generally above 95 there is no need to worry; PR bpm refers to the pulse, the normal pulse value of adults shows 60-100 / minute, but when the fever, the pulse rate will generally increase by 10-20 times / minute for every 1 ° C increase in body temperature, so the heart rate or rapid pulse increase in fever is normal, but if you feel obvious panic and discomfort, or irregular heart rhythm (irregular heartbeat or pulse), then you need to go to the hospital.
Tian Jia, director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, suggested that the following types of families need to be equipped: the first type has relatively old people; Members of the second type with underlying medical conditions; The third type of family has infants and toddlers. In addition, family members with the following conditions need to be equipped with oximeter, such as tumor, COPD, chronic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and other underlying diseases; Patients who have been using immunologics for a long time, patients who have not received the new crown vaccine.
"If the patient's oxygen saturation is consistently below normal, even if the patient is young and asymptomatic, then close attention is required." Tian Jia told the People's Daily Health Client reporter.
These areas are equipped with oximeters and oxygen concentrators free of charge
In order to solve the shortage of medical supplies in rural areas and help win the tough battle of epidemic prevention and control, recently, the special class of epidemic prevention and control in rural areas of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council coordinated and docked with multiple departments, and promoted the free equipping of each village clinic in rural areas with two finger clip oximeters, and each township health center with one oxygen generator.
This is the news that the reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the 13th.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and more people are returning home. The issue of medication and medical security for the masses in rural areas affects people's hearts. Rural areas are the focus of current epidemic prevention and control, but also the weak link, with a large population and relatively insufficient medical resources. The National Health Commission said at a press conference held by the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council that "moving the threshold forward" is the focus of the current epidemic prevention and control at the grassroots level in urban and rural areas of the mainland.
At present, affected by the epidemic, the vast number of rural areas have a greater demand for medical equipment such as oximeters and oxygen generators. Since January 5, the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and other departments have purchased a batch of oximeters, given priority to delivery to rural areas, and docked with relevant units to implement financial support and carry out procurement work. Up to now, more than 50% of oximeters have been delivered.
The special class for epidemic prevention and control in rural areas coordinated and promoted the allocation of one oxygen generator for each township health center, coordinated the National Rural Revitalization Administration to summarize the information of 11,534 township health centers in 832 poverty alleviation counties, and coordinated the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to implement funding sources and procurement channels, and the first batch of products has been sent; At the same time, it will work with the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce to distribute oxygen generators to about 25,000 township health centers outside poverty alleviation counties.