On April 14, Tencent Medical Code, in conjunction with "Nanshan Breathing", invited Zhong Nanshan, leader of the high-level expert team of the National Health and Health Commission, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and director of the National Center for Respiratory Disease Clinical Medical Research, to answer questions about the new coronary pneumonia epidemic.
The host asked questions on the spot. We believe that the epidemic will eventually pass, but the struggle between humans and viruses will continue. Will the new coronavirus coexist with humans for a longer period of time? For the public, what preparations should we make? For social health and medical systems, what preparations should be made?
Zhong Nanshan said that the characteristic of the new Pneumococcal pneumonia virus is that it has become very suitable for survival and spread in the human body after mutation. Its spread is very high, which is higher than that of SARS, MERS and influenza. Will it become like flu in the future? It is not entirely impossible, but it does not seem to be possible at present, because the mortality rate is very high. So we are counting on vaccines.
Zhong Nanshan said that both domestic and foreign countries are accelerating research and development of vaccines. To really solve this problem, we must not rely on natural immunization. More than 60% of people in the population gradually develop immunity after infection. They cannot rely on this natural method because the cost is too high , Too many patients died, relying on vaccines. Now, the new Pneumonia virus depends not only on its natural evolution, but also on how we prevent it. It is too early to say that it will become flu, but it is not yet. In general, respiratory diseases will decrease in summer, and will it come again in autumn? There is no way to tell, will it come again next year? This is why the world's very active development of targeted vaccines, because it seems that the new coronary pneumonia virus has not shown obvious mutations, the vaccine is still effective.
Reporter Gao Yuting