(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Liang Wannian talks about the enlightenment of Shanghai epidemic prevention and control: speed up and strengthen the vaccination of the elderly
China News Agency, Beijing, April 29 (Reporter Xing Chong) Liang Wannian, head of the expert group of the National Health Commission's Leading Group for Epidemic Response and Disposal, said on the 29th that when he talked about the enlightenment of Shanghai's epidemic prevention and control, he pointed out that it is necessary to deal with the virus quickly. The spread is fast, the speed of the shot, the intensity and speed of the work is faster.
In addition, given that the elderly are the most vulnerable to the mutant strains, vaccination of this group should be intensified.
On the same day, the Information Office of the State Council of China held a press conference on adhering to the "dynamic clearing" to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control.
At the meeting, Liang Wannian pointed out that from the epidemic situation experienced by Shanghai and the sporadic epidemic that Beijing is fighting, there are four inspirations:
First, the Omicron variant spreads too fast and is too concealed. It is necessary to optimize and perfect the past play style to make it faster.
The virus spreads fast, and the speed of our shots, the intensity and speed of our work is faster.
Second, practice has proved that China can effectively control the spread of the epidemic and achieve "dynamic clearing" by adopting effective strategies and tactics. It must firmly establish confidence.
Third, it is necessary to consider that the most vulnerable groups of mutants are the elderly and patients with underlying diseases. The most effective means of protection is vaccination.
Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the vaccination of the elderly, and effectively increase the whole process of vaccination, including the vaccination rate of booster vaccination.
Finally, fighting the epidemic is a systematic project, which requires not only the government, but also various departments, the whole society, and everyone to form a strong synergy.
At the same time, Liang Wannian emphasized that China is a country with a large population, with unbalanced regional development, insufficient medical resources, and unbalanced allocation of resources.
The vaccination rate of "one old and one young" is generally not high enough. In the face of the repeated impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, if the so-called "lying flat" strategy of coexisting with the virus is adopted, medical and health resources will face a serious risk of running on, and a large number of The health of people with underlying diseases, the elderly, children, and pregnant women will be threatened.
At the same time, it will also have a serious impact on economic and social development.
"Under such circumstances, we must adhere to the general policy of 'dynamic clearing' and unswervingly adhere to our strategies and measures." Liang Wannian pointed out that we must also use the time window set aside by "dynamic clearing" to continuously optimize and improve the prevention and control measures. control measures, strengthen vaccination, and speed up the research and development of drugs and vaccines.
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