China News Service on March 21st, after vaccination, can the mask be removed?
In this regard, Feng Zijian, deputy director of the my country Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated on the 21st that before the population vaccination reaches a higher level of immune protection, the general public must still maintain awareness of preventing new crown infection and transmission, and make personal hygiene habits, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not. , It is still necessary to continue to wear masks in crowded indoors or closed places, and follow the specific prevention and control measures in various places.
On the afternoon of the 21st, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference on the safety and effectiveness of the new coronavirus vaccine.
At the meeting, a reporter asked: my country has carried out large-scale vaccination of the new coronavirus vaccine. After vaccination, will the normalized epidemic prevention and control measures be adjusted?
How to adjust?
Can the public take off their masks?
Feng Zijian responded that there are two aspects that need to be considered. One is that the current global epidemic is still continuing to spread. On the other hand, the vaccination rate in our country is still relatively low, and there is still a long way to go from a higher level of population immunity. .
The entry of people or articles from high-endemic areas still poses the risk of spreading within our country.
At the same time, even if you have been infected in a high-endemic country, or have been vaccinated, this cannot completely avoid infection. Although the risk of disease will be greatly reduced, there is still a risk of reinfection.
If he is not well guarded after entering the country, it may cause spread within the country.
Feng Zijian pointed out that no matter which country's vaccine is, the prevention effect of severe illness is better, but the prevention effect of infection, including the prevention of mild illness, may not be as good as the prevention of severe illness.
"Several mutated viruses that are of particular concern and concern have emerged overseas, and some mutated viruses have caused some impact on the protective effect of vaccines. Taking these factors into account, our country’s normalized prevention and control work at this stage must continue to adhere to foreign defense imports. , According to the global epidemic situation and global vaccination situation, as well as our country's vaccination situation, some measures for internal rebound prevention are adjusted and optimized in an orderly manner." Feng Zijian said.
Feng Zijian said that in terms of foreign import prevention, strict remote prevention and control measures will continue to be implemented, sanitary quarantine, centralized quarantine observation, and nucleic acid testing of entry personnel will be implemented. Vaccinators will not be exempted from testing and quarantine measures to effectively block illegal borders. Cross-border passages and insist that the characters are on the same defense.
At the same time, it will consider implementing differentiated policies for visa issuance, flights and number of people entering the country according to the level of vaccination and epidemic situation in different countries. At the same time, it will pay attention to the international progress of vaccine passports, so that the domestic people have reached a high level of immunization protection and are feasible. Then adjust the prevention and control measures in due course.
Feng Zijian said that in terms of personal prevention and control, before the population vaccination in our country reaches a higher level of immune protection, the general public must still maintain awareness of preventing new crown infection and transmission, and do good personal hygiene habits, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not. Indoors or closed places still need to continue to wear masks, and follow the requirements of specific prevention and control measures in various places.