China News Service, Beijing, November 29th (Wei Xianghui) At present, the number of people infected with new coronary pneumonia in some parts of my country is still growing.

How to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control?

Which groups are prone to severe illness?

Are existing vaccines effective in reducing the proportion of severe cases and deaths?

On the 29th, at the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, the heads of relevant departments and bureaus of the National Health Commission, the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, and experts from the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responded to the above questions.

The management of sealing and control should be quickly sealed and released, and should be released as much as possible

　　Mi Feng, spokesperson of the National Health Commission and deputy director of the Publicity Department, pointed out at the meeting that at present, all localities are doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control.

It is necessary to conduct risk research and judgment based on the results of inspections and flow adjustments, and accurately determine risk areas.

The management of sealing and control should be quickly sealed and released, and should be released as soon as possible, so as to reduce the inconvenience caused to the masses due to the epidemic.

　　Mi Feng said that it is necessary to classify and treat positive infections in a scientific manner, properly do a good job in the treatment and care of children, the elderly, and patients with underlying diseases, so as to promote the early recovery of patients.

It is necessary to continue to increase the level of rectification, and respond to and resolve the reasonable demands of the masses in a timely manner.

It is necessary to speed up the vaccination of the new crown virus, especially the vaccination of the elderly.

I hope that elderly friends will actively complete the vaccination as soon as possible to protect the health of themselves and their families.

Continue to increase the supervision of nucleic acid testing institutions

　　Guo Yanhong, director of the Medical Emergency Department of the National Health and Health Commission, pointed out that nucleic acid sampling is an important link in the nucleic acid testing process, so the organization and management of sampling and standardized operations are very important to ensure the quality of sampling while avoiding the risk of cross-infection .

　　Guo Yanhong mentioned that some places try to carry out nucleic acid self-collection work in different forms, but special attention must be paid to the standardization, effectiveness and safety of self-collected nucleic acid, and a comprehensive implementation plan must be formulated. Technical support.

Because the quality standardization and safety of sampling are very important, even if the nucleic acid is self-collected, the quality of sampling must be guaranteed.

　　Regarding nucleic acid testing, Guo Yanhong said that the National Health and Medical Commission has always strictly controlled the access and quality control of testing qualifications, continuously optimized technical specifications, and focused on strengthening the supervision of testing institutions, including third-party testing institutions.

Existing vaccines still have a good effect on reducing severe illness and death caused by Omicron variant infection

　　At the meeting, Guo Yanhong introduced that from the practice of clinical medical treatment of new coronary pneumonia, there are three groups of people who are more likely to be severely ill when infected with the new coronavirus: the elderly, patients with underlying diseases and those who have not been vaccinated.

　　Chang Zhaorui, a researcher at the Communication and Defense Department of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that international and domestic monitoring data have confirmed that the Omicron mutant strain and its evolutionary branches BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5 series, including BF.7, BQ. The pathogenicity and virulence of 1 and the recombinant XBB were obviously weakened compared with the original strain and the mutant strains such as Delta.

　　Chang Zhaorui said that people with underlying diseases, advanced age and those who have not been vaccinated may still experience a certain proportion of severe illness if they are infected with the Aomecron variant.

Existing vaccines still have a good effect on reducing the severe disease and death caused by the infection of the omecroron variant strain.

Provide door-to-door vaccination services for disabled and semi-disabled elderly people

　　Xia Gang, director of the Department of Health and Immunization of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, mentioned that a considerable number of elderly people in China are disabled or semi-disabled. In the work plan, arrangements have been made to optimize vaccination services and refine various service measures, including continuing the various convenience measures that have been effective in the previous period, continuing to set up green channels for the elderly, temporary vaccination points, and using mobile vaccination vehicles. Provide convenience for the elderly as much as possible.

　　At the same time, it is proposed that medical personnel with rich experience in diagnosis, treatment and vaccination can be selected from various regions to form vaccination teams to provide door-to-door vaccination services for the disabled and semi-disabled elderly, explain carefully to the elderly, and patiently answer the inquiries of the elderly. Pay attention to the physical condition of the elderly.

　　Xia Gang introduced that as of November 28, a total of 3,443,451,000 doses of the new coronavirus vaccine had been reported nationwide, with a total of 1,304,631,000 vaccinations and 1,272,830,000 vaccinations completed. Accounting for 92.54% and 90.28% of the total population of the country, 811.176 million people have completed enhanced immunization.

　　The number of people over the age of 60 who have been vaccinated against the new coronavirus vaccine is 239.4 million, and 228.165 million people have completed the full course of vaccination. The number of people covered and the number of people who have been fully vaccinated account for 90.68% and 86.42% of the elderly population respectively. 81.511 million people, of which 27.426 million people over the age of 80 were vaccinated, and 23.563 million people completed the full course of vaccination. The number of people covered and the number of full-time vaccination accounted for 76.6% and 65.8% of the population over the age of 80, respectively. people.

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