Data map: A citizen inhales the recombinant new coronavirus vaccine (type 5 adenovirus vector) through an atomization cup under the guidance of medical staff.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Hou Yu
Chinanews.com, November 29th. The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference on the 29th on the detailed implementation of prevention and control measures and effective handling of the epidemic.
Xia Gang, director of the Department of Health and Immunization of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention, revealed at the meeting that as of now, of the 3.443 billion doses of the new coronavirus vaccine that have been vaccinated, a total of 48,400 doses of the inhaled adenovirus vector vaccine have been vaccinated.
Xia Gang said that the current situation of epidemic prevention and control is severe and complicated. Vaccination still has a good effect in preventing severe illness and death. Vulnerable groups such as the elderly are prone to develop severe illness, critical illness or even death after being infected with the new crown virus. benefit is the greatest.
Xia Gang introduced that as of November 28, 2022, a total of 3,443,451,000 doses of the new crown virus vaccine have been reported nationwide, and the total number of vaccinations has reached 1,304,631,000. The number of people vaccinated accounted for 92.54% and 90.28% of the total population of the country respectively, and 811.176 million people had completed booster immunizations, including 47.227 million people who received sequential booster immunizations.
The number of people over the age of 60 who were vaccinated was 239.4 million, and 228.165 million people had completed the full course of vaccination. The number of people covered and the number of people who had been vaccinated throughout the course accounted for 90.68% and 86.42% of the elderly population respectively, and 181.511 million people had completed booster immunization Among them, 27.426 million people over the age of 80 have been vaccinated, and 23.563 million people have completed the full course of vaccination. The number of people covered and the number of people over the age of 80 who have been vaccinated account for 76.6% and 65.8% respectively, and 14.456 million people have completed booster immunization.
Up to now, among the 3.443 billion doses that have been vaccinated, a total of 48,400 doses of inhaled adenovirus vector vaccines have been vaccinated.
Xia Gang pointed out that in order to further speed up the vaccination of the elderly, the comprehensive team of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council issued a work plan to strengthen the vaccination of the elderly against the new crown virus, and made arrangements from the aspects of improving the mechanism, doing a good job of understanding, optimizing services, and refining publicity. and advance.
In the next step, we will conscientiously implement the requirements of the plan, guide the careful organization and deployment of various regions, optimize vaccination services, and do a good job in strengthening the immunization of the new crown vaccine and the vaccination of the elderly.
I hope that elderly friends, especially those over 80 years old, will take the initiative to get vaccinated and escort their personal health.