China News Service, March 15th. Lei Zhenglong, deputy director and first-level inspector of the National Health Commission's Disease Control Bureau, revealed on the 15th that as of March 14, the country had reported a total of 3.198272 billion doses of the new crown vaccine. The total number of people reached 1.272537 billion, and 1.239171 billion people have been vaccinated in the whole process.
Among them, the number of people over the age of 60 covered by the new crown virus vaccination reached 221.226 million, and the total number of people who completed the entire vaccination was 211.62 million.
On March 15, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the situation of epidemic prevention and control and vaccination.
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On March 15, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the situation of epidemic prevention and control and vaccination.
A reporter asked at the meeting: How is the current progress of my country's new crown virus vaccination?
What are the new deployments or arrangements for the new coronavirus vaccination work for the elderly?
In this regard, Lei Zhenglong said that according to the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, all localities will continue to steadily and orderly promote basic immunization and enhanced immunization for various groups of people in accordance with the principles of informed, consent and voluntary.
As of March 14, a total of 3,198.272 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been reported nationwide, with a total of 1,272,537,000 people vaccinated, and 1,239,171,000 people have been fully vaccinated.
Among them, the number of people over the age of 60 covered by the new crown virus vaccination reached 221.226 million, and the total number of people who completed the entire vaccination was 211.62 million.
Lei Zhenglong also said that the new crown virus vaccination plus effective personal protection is an important means of preventing and controlling the current new crown pneumonia epidemic.
In the recent epidemic, we have also seen a certain proportion of the infection among the elderly.
Vaccines have good effects in preventing severe illness and death, especially the elderly and people with underlying diseases, who are prone to severe illness, critical illness and even death after being infected with the new coronavirus.
In order to better provide vaccination services, several special deployments have been made for the vaccination of the elderly against the new crown, guiding local governments to strictly regulate the implementation of vaccination, innovate service forms, and ensure the safety of vaccination; Strive to do everything you can.
In the implementation of vaccination organizations in many places, "green channels" for the vaccination of the elderly have also been opened. Mobile vehicles are used for vaccination, and convenient services such as pick-up and drop-off are provided, so that the elderly without contraindications can enjoy the temperature and barrier-free vaccination services. .
We also hope that you can actively encourage the elderly around you to get vaccinated in time, and make your family feel at ease, reassure yourself, and share a healthy life while contributing to the prevention and control of the epidemic.