National influenza prevention and control work plan released: reducing vaccination costs for key populations

　　China News Service, September 29. In order to further improve the national influenza prevention and control work during the 2020-2021 epidemic season, the State Council's Comprehensive Unit for the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism for the New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic has recently formulated the National Influenza Prevention and Control Work Plan (2020 Edition)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan").

The "Plan" pointed out that influenza vaccination is a globally recognized effective means of influenza prevention and control.

Medical staff, children, the elderly, and patients with chronic diseases should be used as the key populations for influenza vaccination, to effectively reduce the risk of medical staff being infected with influenza and to maintain the normal operation of medical institutions, and reduce the incidence of influenza in children, the elderly, and patients with chronic diseases. There is a risk of severe illness and death.

Promote all localities to formulate vaccination policies based on local conditions, reduce vaccination costs for key populations, and increase vaccination rates; encourage centralized vaccination in schools, kindergartens, and elderly care institutions to increase child vaccination rates.

　　The "Plan" requires all localities to fully understand the important role of "social vaccines" such as maintaining good hygiene habits and healthy lifestyles in the prevention and control of influenza, new coronary pneumonia and other respiratory infectious diseases, and conduct extensive health education to guide the public in scientific understanding and prevention of influenza , Improve protection awareness and health literacy, and prevent the spread of respiratory infectious diseases.

Raise people’s awareness of vaccination by issuing health tips for influenza vaccination.

It is necessary to give full play to the role of family doctors to guide mild patients to isolate and treat at home to reduce the risk of transmission; to guide high-risk groups to see a doctor in time to reduce the occurrence of severe illness and death.

　　The "Plan" clearly states that influenza vaccination is a globally recognized effective means of influenza prevention and control.

Medical staff, children, the elderly, and patients with chronic diseases should be used as the key populations for influenza vaccination, to effectively reduce the risk of medical staff being infected with influenza and to maintain the normal operation of medical institutions, and reduce the incidence of influenza in children, the elderly, and patients with chronic diseases. There is a risk of severe illness and death.

Promote all localities to formulate vaccination policies based on local conditions, reduce the vaccination costs of key populations, and increase the vaccination rate.

　　The "Plan" pointed out that measures such as increasing primary influenza vaccination sites, early initiation of vaccination, prolonging the vaccination cycle, and increasing daily service hours will provide convenient services to the masses.

Encourage the organization of centralized vaccination in schools, kindergartens, elderly care institutions and other units to increase the vaccination rate of children.

　　The "Plan" emphasizes that large-scale indoor gathering collective activities should be reduced or stopped during the influenza epidemic season, and early detection, early reporting, and early disposal of influenza and other clustered epidemics can effectively reduce the occurrence of clustered epidemics.

　　The "Plan" requires that prevention and control measures such as ventilation and disinfection in key crowded places such as stations and airports and closed transportation vehicles should be strengthened, the publicity and advocacy of good hygiene habits should be strengthened, and personal protection should be effectively carried out.

Avoid going to crowded places as much as possible during the flu season, encourage people to wear masks when going out, reduce close contact with others, and reduce the risk of infection or transmission.

　　The "Plan" pointed out that combining TCM concepts and technical methods for preventing and controlling influenza, further improving TCM strategies and important measures for influenza prevention and control, intensifying TCM prevention and control of influenza propaganda, and guiding the masses to use TCM to prevent influenza.

It is necessary to optimize the diagnosis and treatment plan of flu Chinese medicine, strengthen the professional strength of key departments such as fever clinics, emergency departments, respiratory departments, and pediatrics in Chinese medical institutions, and optimize the allocation of medical resources to meet the needs of medical treatment.

It is necessary to make full use of the integrated platform of clinical scientific research for influenza prevention and treatment of Chinese medicine to participate in the research and development of Chinese medicine prevention and treatment drugs.

　　The "Plan" emphasizes the importance of fully understanding the importance of flu prevention and control in promoting the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, taking it as an important content of risk prevention and people's livelihood construction, effectively strengthening organization and leadership, improving working mechanisms, strengthening classified guidance, and strict supervision Check, pay close attention to the implementation of measures, highlight the prevention and control of the epidemic in key places, key populations, key links and key periods, and ensure that various prevention and control measures are implemented.

　　At the same time, it is necessary to organize and carry out influenza vaccine demand assessment, closely follow up the analysis of vaccine procurement, supply, distribution, and vaccination, and strengthen the dynamic deployment of influenza vaccine in a timely manner to ensure a balanced supply of vaccines at vaccination sites.

Instruct various medical and health institutions at all levels to purchase relevant diagnosis and treatment drugs and materials in advance according to influenza diagnosis and treatment plans.