China News Service, October 24th. Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's immunization program, said on the 24th that vaccination of the new crown vaccine cannot replace the flu vaccine. It is recommended that the interval between the flu vaccine and the new crown vaccine be more than 14 days.
Data map: An elderly person in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was vaccinated against the new coronavirus.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Wenhua
The State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference on October 24. During the conference, reporters asked questions about the high incidence of influenza in autumn and winter. What is the trend of influenza epidemic this year?
How to coordinate these two vaccines?
What should the elderly and children pay attention to when vaccinating the flu?
Wang Huaqing said that since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, various countries have adopted non-vaccine prevention and control measures.
In this case, during the last influenza epidemic season, the global influenza epidemic was almost at a standstill.
Since 2021, influenza activity has been increasing, and some countries have already experienced influenza epidemics.
China's surveillance results show that since March 2021, the country's influenza activity has been higher than the level of the same period last year.
Especially since September, the influenza activity level of some provinces in southern China has shown a clear upward trend.
Experts comprehensively judged that there may be a risk of influenza pandemic this winter and next spring, and if the new crown emerges again, there may be a superimposed risk.
He pointed out that the role of the new crown vaccine has been well reflected in the process of preventing the new crown.
Influenza vaccine is the most effective way to prevent influenza, especially after vaccination for infants and the elderly can reduce the risk of serious complications.
At the same time, vaccination with the new crown vaccine cannot replace the flu vaccine.
The technical guidelines for influenza vaccination in China have identified the priority groups for influenza vaccination. The elderly and children are the key groups for influenza prevention and control.
In the technical guidelines for new coronavirus vaccination, it is currently recommended that the interval between influenza vaccine and new coronavirus vaccination be at least 14 days.
In addition to paying attention to the time interval during the vaccination process, there are also the following points to pay attention to: First, the previous flu vaccine, especially the vaccine of the same technical route, if there is an acute allergic reaction, the follow-up flu vaccine cannot be vaccinated.
Second, during the vaccination process, the recipient should truthfully report his health status and medication history to the vaccination doctor. It is currently seen that some drugs will affect the effectiveness of influenza vaccination.
Third, there are two main types of influenza vaccines currently inoculated: live attenuated vaccines and inactivated vaccines.
These two types of vaccines have different application targets, and the characteristics and contraindications of the vaccines are also different. Therefore, you should explain your situation to your doctor before vaccination, so that you can well judge which technical route is more suitable for influenza vaccine.
The fourth is to stay on the scene for 30 minutes after receiving the flu vaccine.