(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Zhang Wenhong: From the end of this year to the beginning of next year, the world will usher in the climax of the new crown vaccine market
China News Online, November 28 (Zhou Zhuoao) Zhang Wenhong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, said on the 28th at the Shanghai Science Forum "How can humans defeat the new crown virus", at the end of this year and early next year, countries around the world The vaccine will usher in a climax in the market. “There will be ample supply of vaccines in the first half of next year, but it is expected that it will not be universally vaccinated until the second half of next year. Therefore, at least in the first half of next year, imported prevention and control strategies Go on."
Zhang Wenhong said that during the epidemic, even after vaccination, it is necessary to develop the good habit of washing hands frequently, wearing masks in densely populated areas, and maintaining social distance appropriately. “I believe that in China, everyone is still looking forward to vaccines, but in the international It’s not necessarily true. Some research done now shows that many people abroad are unwilling to get vaccinated, and vaccines are not available everywhere. In this case, the spread of the virus will not end, which means that in the next In the past year, we are still facing the risk of imported cases, so in view of the risk of imported cases, we still need to maintain the strategy of epidemic prevention and control."
"In general, I am optimistic about the vaccine market. If the results of the phase III clinical study of the vaccine are good, it must be given. For emergency vaccination, you need to choose whether to fight or not according to your exposure." Wenhong believes that the public can choose whether to vaccinate, because vaccinations are voluntary, but if you have fever, you must go to the fever clinic as soon as possible.
Regarding the recent cases of the new crown and flu, Zhang Wenhong said that it is not surprising, "Co-infection is very common in winter, but everyone has not tested it before, so don't be afraid of this." Zhang Wenhong introduced, 1 this year. At the end of the month and the beginning of February, papers have been published internationally. Co-infections are inherently common in nature and respiratory diseases.
"What to do in January and February of this year, and how to do it now, the environment is not worse than in January and February," Zhang Wenhong said.
Zhang Wenhong said that to control the epidemic within a very limited scope and form a closed-loop management. Other people live normally. This is a new normal. "The fight against the epidemic is to live better. The fight against the epidemic must be done well. Live well too." (End)