Chinanews.com, June 11. What is the schedule for the new crown vaccination for people aged 3-17?
At today’s press conference on the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, Cui Gang, the second-level inspector of the CDC of the National Health Commission, said that according to the situation of the epidemic, the needs of prevention and control work and the characteristics of relevant populations, experts will be organized to study and formulate targets. Specific policies for vaccination of people aged 3-17.
"In order to protect the health of the people, we have always adhered to the principle of prudent and prudent vaccination policies for large-scale populations. The formulation of vaccination policies requires comprehensive consideration of infectious disease epidemics, disease burden, vaccine effectiveness and safety, etc. Factors.” Cui Gang said that at present, my country's new crown virus vaccination is mainly carried out for people over 18 years old. The relevant state departments have approved the emergency use of new crown virus inactivated vaccines for people aged 3-17.
Cui Gang said that according to the situation of the epidemic, the needs of prevention and control work, and the characteristics of the relevant population, experts will be organized to study and formulate specific policies for vaccination for people aged 3-17.
At the same time, we will work with relevant departments to organize and implement the inoculation of children and adolescents.