In order to effectively prevent influenza, this year, Beijing continued the policy of free influenza vaccination since 2007, implemented free vaccination for eligible groups, and encouraged other groups to voluntarily vaccinate at their own expense.
Based on the principle of safety first and orderly implementation, the influenza vaccination work in Beijing in 2022 will be implemented in three batches.
The first batch is mainly aimed at Beijing residents aged 60 and above since September 13; the vaccination publicity and mobilization for students in primary and secondary schools, secondary vocational schools and technical colleges will be launched simultaneously.
The second batch started in late September, mainly for students in primary and secondary schools, secondary vocational schools and technical colleges to simultaneously initiate influenza vaccination at their own expense.
The third batch will start in early October, mainly for emergency support personnel for major events. If there is no special reason, the free vaccination will end at the end of November, and the self-funded influenza vaccination will continue until the end of February 2023.
1 How to arrange the free and self-funded influenza vaccination this year?
A: The start date for free flu vaccination is September 13, 2022, and the deadline is November 30, 2022.
The self-funded vaccine is expected to be available by appointment in late September and last until the end of February 2023.
Vaccinations will be carried out successively in each district according to the availability of vaccines.
2 Which groups of people in Beijing can enjoy the preferential policy of free influenza vaccination?
A: There are two main groups of people who can enjoy free vaccination:
1. Senior citizens with Beijing resident ID card/social security card and aged over 60 (date of birth before December 31, 1962);
2. All primary and secondary school students, including national and foreign students in primary schools, general middle schools, secondary schools, vocational high schools, technical colleges, work-study schools, and special education schools.
3 How effective is the flu vaccination?
A: Beijing has implemented the policy of benefiting people with free influenza vaccination for 15 years. The cumulative number of vaccinations has exceeded 21 million. The city's centralized fever epidemic has been greatly reduced, and the number of flu-related illnesses and hospitalizations has decreased.
Facts have proved that the flu vaccine is safe, reliable and protective.
4 Where can I get the free flu shot?
A: The detailed list and addresses of free influenza vaccination clinics in each district can be inquired through the official websites of Beijing Municipal Health Commission and Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, or by calling the 12320 public health service hotline.
★The elderly should bring a valid resident ID card/social security card to the community health service center for vaccination.
★Primary and middle school students are vaccinated by their school.
5 When can I get the self-funded flu vaccine?
A: Starting from late September 2022, various vaccination clinics in Beijing will provide citizens with self-funded influenza vaccine appointments and vaccination services based on vaccine supply.
Vaccination services will continue until the end of February 2023.
6 How to make an appointment for the self-paid flu vaccine?
A: Each vaccination clinic has its own appointment channel, including telephone appointments, on-site registration, and some clinics can make appointments through WeChat public accounts or other online channels.
If you need to check the appointment method of an outpatient clinic, you can call the 12320 public health service hotline, or check on the official websites of Beijing Municipal Health Commission and Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
7 Can non-Beijing residents be vaccinated against influenza?
How to get the flu vaccine?
A: Primary and secondary school students who are not from Beijing and studying in Beijing can receive free influenza vaccines in a centralized manner according to the unified arrangement of the school.
Non-Beijing children can make an appointment to receive the influenza vaccine at their own expense at the place where they are usually vaccinated.
Non-Beijing adults can choose a nearby influenza vaccination clinic to make an appointment for influenza vaccination at their own expense.
The address and contact number of the vaccination clinic can be inquired through the official websites of Beijing Municipal Health Commission and Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
8 Which is better, trivalent influenza vaccine or quadrivalent vaccine?
A: Compared with the trivalent influenza vaccine, the quadrivalent vaccine adds one subtype of influenza B.
Trivalent can prevent 3 types of influenza virus, and quadrivalent can prevent 4 types.
Both vaccines can prevent influenza virus infection, there is no priority recommendation, you can choose any one according to your own situation.
9 Can people who have had the flu within a year get the flu vaccine?
A: It can be vaccinated.
Having a history of influenza in the past is not a contraindication to vaccination. In addition, influenza viruses are prone to mutation. Only by vaccinating the current season can it be possible to prevent the influenza viruses circulating in the current season.
10 I am taking anti-influenza drugs, can I get vaccinated?
Answer: If you are in the stage of acute infection and you are using anti-influenza virus drugs for treatment, you cannot be vaccinated during the treatment period; you can get vaccinated if there is no other contraindication to vaccination after recovery.
If the current use of anti-influenza virus drugs is to prevent influenza, if you have no symptoms such as fever, and there is no contraindication to vaccination, you can be vaccinated.
11 Who needs the flu vaccine the most?
A: Some people are at higher risk for complications after getting the flu, and some people have frequent contact with people at high risk for flu, and they all need the flu vaccine.
People with a higher risk of complications after influenza include: infants and young children aged 6-59 months; people over 60 years old; patients with certain chronic diseases (including chronic respiratory diseases), cardiovascular diseases, liver and kidney insufficiency, blood diseases, neurological diseases Systemic disease, neuromuscular dysfunction, metabolic disease (including diabetes), immunosuppressive disease, or immunocompromised; women planning to become pregnant during flu season.
People with frequent contact with at-risk groups: Staff in nursing homes, nursing homes, and other chronically ill care facilities; household members and caregivers of infants under 6 months of age; household members and caregivers of people over 60 years of age; households of other people at high risk for influenza Members and Caregivers; Medical Staff.
12 Who should not be vaccinated against influenza?
Answer: The following groups are not suitable for influenza vaccination: those who are allergic to the ingredients contained in the vaccine, including excipients, formaldehyde, Triton X-100, etc.; those with other severe allergies; those with a history of Guillain-Barre syndrome; uncontrolled epilepsy and Patients with other progressive neurological diseases.
In addition, it should be used with caution in severe patients with various diseases; patients with acute fever, acute infection, and acute exacerbation of chronic diseases should be vaccinated after recovery.
Different types of vaccines from different manufacturers have slightly different contraindications for vaccination listed in the instructions. For details, please refer to the vaccine instructions.
13 Why is the flu vaccine required every year?
A: Because the influenza virus mutates rapidly, it changes almost every year, and the antibodies induced by different mutant strains have no or weak cross-protection effect on different strains.
The World Health Organization (WHO) closely tracks how the flu virus mutates, regularly publishing the strains used in vaccine manufacturing each year.
Influenza vaccines contain three or four strains. The circulating strains of influenza virus mutate every year, and the corresponding strains of influenza vaccines also change accordingly. Therefore, the latest influenza vaccine needs to be vaccinated every year to achieve the preventive effect.
14 What should I pay attention to before getting the flu vaccine?
A: Before vaccination, you should do the following preparations: understand the contraindications of influenza vaccine; know your own physical condition. If you are not sure whether you are a group of people who are banned and cautiously using influenza vaccine, you should go to the vaccination clinic for consultation with a doctor , let the outpatient doctor help you determine whether you can be vaccinated; take a good rest to keep your body in a better physiological state; ask the local disease prevention and control department about the location of the vaccination clinics, and get vaccinated nearby.
In addition, when going to the vaccination clinic, you should abide by the epidemic prevention and control regulations of the vaccination clinic, and cooperate with the completion of epidemic prevention measures such as temperature measurement and code scanning inspection.
15 What should I pay attention to when vaccinating?
Answer: Avoid fasting vaccination; ask the outpatient doctor for the informed consent form for vaccination, and fill in the informed consent form truthfully; after the vaccination, you need to observe the vaccination site for 30 minutes.
16 What to do after vaccination?
A: Ensure the cleanliness of the inoculation site; pay attention to the signs within one day after the inoculation; if there is persistent fever, etc., you can go to the nearest hospital for medical treatment and report to the inoculation unit.
According to the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention