In response to whether China's epidemic prevention and control has been loosened too quickly, Liang Wannian, head of the expert group of the New Crown Epidemic Response Leading Group of the National Health Commission of China, said in an interview with the media in Beijing on December 29 that since 2020, China has started to prevent and control the epidemic. We have been closely judging three factors: one is the pathogenic disease, our understanding of it, its toxicity, and its harmfulness.
The second is to look at the immunity level of the population and the resistance of the health system, that is, our resilience, especially our prevention and control capabilities, medical treatment capabilities, and the immunity level of the population.
The third is social public health interventions.
In the face of a major epidemic, we have always considered that this is a state of balance between the triangle.
Liang Wannian said that around this basic theoretical framework and thinking, as people's understanding of diseases and pathogens deepens, as the population's immunity level is gradually established, and resistance resilience is enhanced, China continues to improve diagnosis and treatment programs and prevention and control programs in accordance with the times and conditions.
From the nine editions of the prevention and control plan since 2020, the 20 optimization measures, the "new ten regulations", to the adjustment to "Class B and B management", all reflect the balance of these three factors in China.
Liang Wannian said that this adjustment is not a complete laissez-faire, but a more scientific and precise allocation of resources to the most important prevention and control tasks and treatment tasks.
"The speed of this adjustment, I think history will prove this point. We believe that the current adjustment is appropriate, scientific, and legal, and in line with China's actual prevention and control." (Chi Hanyu Sui Zhiyuan)
Responsible editor: [Tian Boqun]