[Commentary] On November 28, the Shanghai Science Forum held a forum on "How can humans defeat the new crown virus". Zhang Wenhong, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, attended and discussed normalized epidemic prevention and control methods. Discuss with the audience to explain the latest developments and trends of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
Zhang Wenhong said that in the face of the new crown epidemic, China has withstood the epidemic stress test during the summer and National Day holidays.
Winter is the season for influenza, and the cold and humid weather also creates conditions for the survival of the new coronavirus.
Talking about the co-infection of the new crown pneumonia virus and influenza virus, Zhang Wenhong said that there is no need to worry too much, but it is necessary to persist in personal protection to achieve double prevention.
[Concurrent] Zhang Wenhong, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
If the new crown (virus) cannot be prevented, influenza (virus) is also co-infected. (This situation) is already very common in nature and in our respiratory diseases, but everyone has not tested it before, so don’t Fear for this.
[Explanation] When the new coronavirus vaccine will be launched is always the most concerned issue.
Zhang Wenhong said in the interview that at the end of this year and the beginning of next year, vaccines from countries around the world will usher in a climax of listing.
[Concurrent] Zhang Wenhong, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
At the end of this year and the beginning of next year, not only the people in Shanghai, but also the people around the world will usher in a climax of vaccine launches from all over the world.
The country has a very good design for this (vaccination), let the high-risk people fight first, and then follow the order. In the end, everyone should be able to fight.
[Explanation] Zhang Wenhong said that controlling the epidemic within a very limited scope and forming a closed-loop management is a new normal.
At the same time, he also predicts that there will be a sufficient supply of vaccines in the first half of next year, but on a global scale, it will not be universally vaccinated until the second half of next year.
In response to the risk of imported cases, Zhang Wenhong pointed out that strategies for epidemic prevention and control still need to be maintained.
[Concurrent] Zhang Wenhong, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
This winter, the risk of imported sex will be even greater, so please do a few commonplace things, that is, masks, hand washing and (keep) distance.
Zhang Jian Shanghai Report
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