China News Service, Beijing, January 8 (Wei Xianghui) my country has released the "New Coronavirus Infection Prevention and Control Plan (Tenth Edition)".
On the 8th, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a press conference on the tenth edition of the prevention and control plan, and responded to future virus monitoring, vaccination, prevention and control measures and other issues.
The picture is taken by Wei Xianghui at the press conference
How to ensure that the virus mutation is monitored in the first place?
Yang Feng, director of the Surveillance and Early Warning Department of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, said that since the epidemic prevention and control entered a new stage, the disease control department has further improved the work plan for the mutation monitoring of the new coronavirus. Sampling submission and sequencing comparison of key populations.
Yang Feng introduced that in the monitoring of imported cases, close cooperation with customs should be strengthened.
In terms of local case monitoring, each province selects some cities and hospitals as monitoring sentinel points to carry out sampling and sequencing of a certain number of new coronavirus infection cases for outpatient cases, severe cases, and death cases, and implement dynamic monitoring of the trend of new coronavirus mutations. Capture new mutant strains in time and evaluate changes in their biological characteristics to provide a scientific basis for epidemic research and judgment, detection reagents, vaccine and drug development and evaluation.
On January 8, at the international arrival floor of Terminal T2 of Shanghai Pudong International Airport, inbound passengers walked out of the passage in order.
Photo by Yin Liqin
What are the key work requirements for vaccination?
Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, introduced that in the tenth edition of the prevention and control plan, some specific and clear regulations were put forward for vaccination, mainly involving the following aspects:
First, further emphasizing adherence to the principles of informed consent and voluntariness. For people over the age of 3, if there are no contraindications, they are still encouraged to get vaccinated.
In addition, it is recommended that the public, especially the elderly, be vaccinated throughout the course, and those who meet the conditions must complete booster immunization.
Second, one dose of booster immunization must be completed for eligible people aged 18 and over.
In the process of strengthening immunization, it is also particularly emphasized that no matter whether it is sequential immunization or homologous immunization, it cannot be carried out at the same time, and only one of them can be selected.
Third, it further emphasizes the high-risk groups of infection, as well as the elderly over 60 years old, people with serious underlying diseases, and people with immunodeficiency. These are people who are prone to severe illness after infection. Dosage booster immunization recommendations.
The second dose of immunization and the first dose of booster immunization should be separated by more than 6 months.
It is also mentioned in the plan that the immunization strategy will be further improved based on the progress of vaccine research and development and the results of clinical trials.
In addition, for the elderly over 60 years old as a key group, the grassroots should conduct a thorough investigation, understand the situation of basic diseases, understand the situation of vaccination, classify risks according to the situation, and promote the vaccination of these groups in a focused manner.
Data map: Medical staff introduce vaccine information to vaccinators.
Photo by Chen Guanyan
What situations require emergency prevention and control measures?
Lei Zhenglong, director of the Communication and Prevention Department of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention and a first-level inspector, introduced that when the new crown epidemic broke out and became popular, some emergency prevention and control measures could also be taken in a timely, lawful and selective manner.
The tenth version of the prevention and control plan includes suspending non-essential large-scale activities and suspending the business activities of large entertainment venues; taking appropriate flow-limiting measures in indoor public places such as museums and art galleries; strictly managing the concentration of vulnerable groups such as elderly care institutions and social welfare institutions places; implement staggered time and peak commute, flexible working system, or adopt measures such as home office; and educational institutions adopt temporary online teaching, etc.
Once the epidemic is alleviated, the local government should promptly announce the lifting of emergency prevention and control measures.
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