Recently, the local epidemic situation has shown a trend of multiple distribution and frequent occurrence in many places. The spillover of the epidemic in some areas has not been completely blocked, and the prevention and control situation is severe and complicated.
As of July 22, the total number of vaccinated people in China reached 1,298.636 million, with an overall vaccination rate of 89.7%, and a total of over 3.4 billion doses of vaccinations in China.
The new coronavirus has been mutating. Are the existing vaccines still effective against the Omicron variant?
How effective is China's vaccine in preventing infection, preventing severe illness, and preventing death?
There are rumors on the Internet that someone has leukemia and diabetes after being vaccinated against the new crown. Is this true?
What is the situation of the Chinese leader's vaccination against the new crown that the outside world is concerned about?
On July 23, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference, inviting authoritative experts to answer relevant questions.
Q1: What is the situation of epidemic prevention and control in China recently?
[Concurrent] Mi Feng, spokesperson of the National Health Commission and deputy director of the Publicity Department
The Western Pacific region, where China is located, saw a 37% increase in new confirmed cases last week, the fastest growth in the world, according to the World Health Organization.
The sub-branch of Omicron BA.5 has spread to more than 100 countries and regions around the world, resulting in an increase in the number of infections, hospitalizations and severe cases, and China's foreign defense import pressure is increasing.
Recently, the local epidemic situation has shown a trend of multiple distribution and frequent occurrence in many places. The spillover of the epidemic in some areas has not been completely blocked, and the prevention and control situation is severe and complicated.
We must unswervingly adhere to the general strategy of "preventing imports from abroad and preventing rebound from within" and the general policy of "dynamic clearing". Areas where epidemics occur must deal with clustered epidemics according to local conditions, concentrate resources and forces to quickly extinguish them, and quickly curb the spread of local epidemics spread.
Q2: What is the current situation of the new crown vaccination rate of the elderly group?
[Same period] Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the National Health Commission, head of the vaccine research and development team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
At present, the vaccination coverage rate of the whole population and the elderly over 60 years old in my country has been greatly improved compared with the past.
However, there is still room for improvement, mainly due to two problems: first, the vaccination coverage rate of the elderly over 80 years old needs to be improved; second, the booster vaccination rate of the elderly needs to be improved.
Because whether it is domestic or overseas data, due to the high proportion of the elderly suffering from underlying diseases, once infected with the new coronavirus, the risk of severe illness and death is high.
We call on everyone to help the elderly, to help them clear their doubts, to provide them with the convenience of vaccination, and to strive to further increase the vaccination rate of the elderly against the new crown in a relatively short period of time.
Q3: How to ensure the safety and reliability of vaccine quality?
[Concurrent] Wang Junzhi, deputy leader of the expert group for vaccine research and development of the scientific research team of the National Health and Health Commission, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
After the vaccine is approved for marketing in my country, there is actually a complete set of regulatory processes to ensure the quality of the vaccine.
Ensure that the source and destination of each vaccine can be traced.
Q4: How safe is the vaccine in China?
What are the results of adverse reaction monitoring?
[Concurrent] Feng Zijian, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
my country has vaccinated 3.4 billion doses of the new crown vaccine. The adverse reaction monitoring data shows that the safety of the new crown vaccine in our country is very good, and the reporting rate of adverse reactions is slightly lower than that of the vaccines routinely vaccinated every year.
So far, countries that use my country's new crown vaccine on a large scale in the world have not found vaccine safety problems.
These data fully demonstrate that my country's new crown vaccine is very safe.
Q5: The new coronavirus has been mutating. Are the existing vaccines still effective against the Omicron variant?
[Concurrent] Feng Zijian, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
A number of research results show that the effect of existing vaccines at home and abroad in preventing severe illness and death still maintains a high level.
my country's vaccine still has a good protective effect against severe disease and death caused by the Omicron variant, and boosting immunity can further reduce the risk of hospitalization, severe disease and death.
Q6: There are rumors on the Internet that some people have leukemia and diabetes after receiving the new crown vaccine. Is it true?
[Concurrent] Wang Fusheng, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Fifth Medical Center, PLA General Hospital, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
It can be clearly told that vaccination against the new crown will not cause leukemia and diabetes, nor will it affect human genetic development, cause tumor metastasis, or cause antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) as some online information says. , these are irresponsible and wrong remarks on the Internet.
Q7: What is the situation of Chinese leaders who are concerned by the outside world receiving the new crown vaccine?
[Same period] Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the National Health Commission, head of the vaccine research and development team of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
I can tell you very responsibly that my country's current party and state leaders have all completed the vaccination against the new crown, and they are all domestically vaccinated in China.
This situation fully shows that our leaders attach great importance to the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic, and have a high degree of trust in the new crown vaccine produced in my country.
I can also share some information with you. At present, 3 new crown vaccines in my country have been included in the emergency use list by the World Health Organization. More than 100 countries have approved the use of vaccines produced in my country, and many of them have adopted Chinese vaccines as the only vaccines for young children. .
What I would like to tell you in particular is that leaders of more than 30 countries, including Turkey, Serbia, Cambodia, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Indonesia, Peru, and Chile, have taken the lead in vaccinating China's domestically produced vaccines. It shows that my country's vaccine has been widely recognized by the international community.
Reporter asked Baokui to report in Beijing
Responsible editor: [Lu Yan]