[Explanation] According to the "Work Plan for New Coronavirus Vaccination for Students Aged 12-17 in Sichuan Province", from August 1 to October 15, 2021, Sichuan will actively and steadily promote the vaccination of students aged 12 to 17 in the province from August 1 to October 15, 2021. The new crown vaccine, to ensure that the two doses of inactivated vaccines for students of the right age without contraindications should be received.

  [Explanation] On the afternoon of August 6, at the vaccinations for minors at the Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, many students who were on the summer vacation lined up to be vaccinated, accompanied by their parents.

It is understood that the vaccination work for minors in Sichuan Province is a combination of family appointments and unified school organization. In addition to the routine procedures, there are more links to verify the relationship at the vaccination site.

  [Concurrent] He Wei, Deputy Chief Physician of Pediatrics, Chengdu Women and Children's Central Hospital

  Minors must be accompanied by a guardian, and when accompanied, they must have relevant identification, that is, the child’s ID card, the guardian’s ID card, and someone who can prove the relationship between the two, for example Hukou book, birth certificate, and even power of attorney.

For example, if the guardian cannot come, then he entrusts someone else to be the temporary guardian, and he must have a power of attorney.

At present, adverse reactions are still rare, and some are mainly local reactions, such as pain at the acupuncture site, a little low-grade fever, etc., but they are rare.

  [Explanation] Many parents at the vaccination site ask for leave to bring their children to get vaccinated.

Ms. Dong, a citizen of Chengdu, said after taking her 14-year-old daughter to get the vaccine, she felt relieved after seeing her child vaccinated.

  [Concurrent] Ms. Dong, a citizen of Chengdu

  I must think that it is the best for the whole people to be vaccinated, so now that the doll can be vaccinated, we must definitely want to get the vaccine the first time, so that everyone can rest assured.

  [Explanation] The new crown vaccination methods and dosages for people aged 3 to 17 are the same as those for adults. One major difference between minors and adults is the type of vaccine.

Xiong Wei, deputy director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jinjiang District, Chengdu, introduced that the vaccine currently approved for use in minors is an inactivated virus vaccine produced by two Chinese companies.

  [Concurrent] Xiong Wei, Deputy Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Jinjiang District, Chengdu

  Why do these two manufacturers arrange youth vaccinations?

One is the new crown vaccine of Sinopharm Beijing Research Institute, and the other is the new crown vaccine of Beijing Kexing Zhongwei Company.

So after the conditional marketing and use, we also carried out a clinical study of an expanded population of 3 to 17 years old.

According to the study of clinical data, the safety and effectiveness of vaccination for people aged 3 to 17 are also very good, so these two manufacturers report the data to the country.

Then the national organization expert argumentation, after review and argumentation, also affirmed the safety and effectiveness of the new crown vaccines of these two manufacturers, so its immune response to people aged 3 to 17 is also very high.

  Chen Xuanbin and Li Jingzhe report from Chengdu

Editor in charge: [Fang Jialiang]