Grandparents are vaccinated against the new crown, but reading glasses are indispensable
◎Reporter Zhang Jiaxing
According to recent news from the Voice of China, the new crown vaccine has been approved for people over 60.
Grandparents can get the new crown vaccine!
Many specific questions have been raised: For example, for decades of diabetes, I have been taking insulin and taking metformin. Can I get the new crown vaccine?
Can people with high blood pressure and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases fight?
With these questions that confuse the public, a reporter from Science and Technology Daily consulted a number of experts.
In addition to some suggestions related to the vaccine and the disease itself, the reporter also found that grandparents are going to get the new crown vaccine, so remember to bring reading glasses!
What is going on here?
Grandparents, do you want to fight? Experts start from personal experience
"Four elderly people in my family have been vaccinated for influenza since 2006 and pneumonia vaccine in 2013. Four elderly people have high blood pressure, diabetes, some have stents in their hearts, and others have cancer. Four of them have been vaccinated for more than ten years. The elderly have not become severe or even hospitalized due to flu. The oldest is 90 years old, and the youngest is 76 years old.” At the just-concluded two sessions, a representative of the National People’s Congress with rich grassroots experience and deputy director of the Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention Health Education Director He Lin cited such an example in an online discussion with dozens of reporters, including reporters from Science and Technology Daily.
Vaccines are indispensable for avoiding the "burst" of underlying diseases.
This "head work" of vaccines has been recognized by many experts.
"In principle, people with underlying diseases should give priority to vaccinations. Once vaccinated people with underlying diseases, it can play a great role in the prevention of severe illness, hospitalization control, and reduction of deaths after the new crown infection." Section Yin Weidong, chairman of Xing Holdings, told reporters of Science and Technology Daily that this has been repeatedly confirmed by scientific verification.
Li Zhongming, a vaccine expert and a former US FDA examiner, said that in the United States, vaccinations for the elderly are prioritized, and the precautions are similar to those for influenza and pneumonia vaccines for the elderly, and they are very safe.
Relevant data also shows that in Brazil, Chile, and Turkey currently vaccinated with the new crown vaccine, people over 60 years old account for the majority.
“In the countries where Coxing’s new crown vaccine Kellyf is currently approved, almost all people (vaccinators) include people over 60 years old. Turkey has received more than 10 million doses of Kellyf, of which people over 60 years old are vaccinated. The amount is more than 4 million doses.” said Liu Peicheng, the relevant person in charge of Kexing Holdings.
Why does our country not give priority to the elderly for vaccination?
So, why did our country first carry out vaccination for the 18-59-year-old age group?
"Because when designing the clinical trial, for safety reasons, the trial was carried out between the ages of 18 and 59 years, so the data and results of this age group came out the earliest (so the first vaccination was carried out), and then it was 60 years old and above. 17 years old and below." Yang Xiaoming, chairman of Sinopharm Zhongsheng Group, said in an earlier interview that the current two new crown vaccines approved by Sinopharm indicate that the suitable age group is "18 years old and above", which already includes people over 60 years old. .
Another reason is that the current epidemic situation in my country is well controlled.
"my country's new crown epidemic is very rare, and the risk of infection among the elderly is extremely low. It is possible to carry out orderly vaccination work." Yin Weidong said that the current key population vaccination work has been promoted in an orderly manner, so it is now extended to the elderly over 60 years old. people.
Faced with different epidemics, vaccination will adopt different vaccination strategies.
This also shows that herd immunology not only cares for personal health, but also requires comprehensive social consideration to better care for the health of all citizens.
Why wear reading glasses?
After selling for so long, why do grandparents and grandparents have to wear reading glasses for the new crown vaccine?
"Different vaccines will have detailed reminders in the instructions." Min Haiyan, the chief physician of the Yunnan Provincial Infectious Disease Specialist Hospital, explained, "Before the vaccination, the informed consent form signed by everyone has very detailed precautions."
As more and more new crown vaccines are launched on the market, each vaccine has its own characteristics. Vaccine developers and manufacturers will collect the information obtained through rigorous testing into product instructions, and pass the approval of the drug regulatory authority.
Therefore, Min Haiyan’s reminder applies no matter which vaccine the grandparents were given.
The "New Coronavirus Vaccination Hot Questions Answers" issued by the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday also specifically mentioned: When vaccination, you must carefully read the informed consent form and actively inform the medical staff of your health. The doctor will help determine whether the vaccination is possible.
Read the informed consent form carefully!
Read the informed consent form carefully!
Read the informed consent form carefully!
The important thing is said three times, so if it is not for grandparents who have well-maintained eyes and completely barrier-free reading fine print, please remember to bring your own reading glasses.
What else needs special attention?
The elderly have their own characteristics. For example, there are more basic diseases, and more people take medicine all the year round. What else should be paid attention to?
"As an elderly person, as long as hypertension is controlled, blood sugar is stable, and medications are normal, you can get the new crown vaccine." Yin Weidong introduced to the reporter of Science and Technology Daily, but if hypertension is not well controlled, hypertension should be administered first. After the treatment is stable, the new crown vaccine will be vaccinated.
What needs to be clear is that the new crown inactivated vaccine itself is very safe, even for people with underlying diseases, the vaccine will not cause an aggravation of the underlying disease.
It is still necessary to pay special attention to the fact that if the underlying disease makes the physical condition of the elderly in an unstable state, vaccination should be suspended.
"Older people need to monitor their vital signs after being vaccinated with the new crown vaccine, such as blood pressure." Min Haiyan said.
Yin Weidong also specially reminded medical institutions that there should be some special monitoring after the new crown vaccine injection of the elderly, which is beneficial to alleviate the tension of the elderly, and also facilitates the correct understanding of some coupling reactions that are not related to the vaccine. You can also provide on-site services through community organizations. Improve the convenience of vaccination for the elderly.