All localities have continuously optimized vaccination services and accelerated vaccination against influenza.

CCTV News:In recent days, cold waves have hit many places. The National Health and Wellness Commission said that the number of visits to respiratory diseases in China has been relatively stable in recent days, but with the cold wave coming and the temperature dropping, the number of visits to respiratory diseases such as influenza and COVID-19 still fluctuates. The National Health and Wellness Commission and the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention require that vaccination services be continuously optimized and vaccination be continued. Guide all localities to take time-sharing vaccination, extend the vaccination cycle, increase service hours and other convenient services to promote influenza, COVID-19 and other vaccination work.

Tianjin continues to organize vaccination units to increase the frequency of outpatient vaccination on Saturday and Sunday to ensure vaccination sites and personnel. At present, 216 routine clinics in the city have opened weekend clinic days, accounting for about 76% of the total number of routine clinics. At the same time, strengthen the level of intelligent service, and comprehensively promote the use of online appointment vaccination convenience service functions.

Zhao Yongan, Director of Nanyingmen Street Community Health Service Center, Heping District, Tianjin:According to the number of online appointments and the demand of people for on-site consultation, the center fully extended the outpatient time of vaccination in the center. For those who can’t get vaccinated in time or the working hours can’t be arranged, the weekend extension service has also been carried out.

Dezhou City, Shandong Province, conducts real-time monitoring of influenza and other vaccine stocks, and purchases them in time when insufficient information is found. The disease control department released the address, contact number and service hours of vaccination clinics in the jurisdiction to facilitate the people to vaccinate nearby.

Yang Yang, Chief of Immune Prevention Department, Decheng District CDC, Dezhou City, Shandong Province:There are about 5,000 influenza stocks in the whole region. Recently, the stocks have been replenished in time, and 3,000 have been purchased, which can ensure the vaccination demand of residents in the area.

Zhang Jinlan, a resident of Decheng District, Dezhou City, Shandong Province:I didn’t have time to bring my children for injections at work before, because I was busy at work, and now there is a delay at noon, which is very convenient for us to bring our children for injections.

Recently, the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention has continued to guide all localities to evaluate the vaccination demand of influenza and other vaccines, and strengthen the connection between supply and demand with relevant departments to ensure that the supply of influenza and other vaccines is continuous and the people have seedlings to vaccinate. In the inoculation point of Yuanma Town, Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province, the daily inoculation amount has increased recently.

Zhang Ruming, a resident of Yuanma Town, Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province:I’m relieved to get the flu shot, so I don’t have to go to the hospital. I got the flu shot last month, and I came to pneumonia vaccine again today.

He Jinxiu, a resident of Yuanma Town, Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province:They are all played according to the notice of the rural doctor. Children can rest assured that they can play with adults and improve their immunity.

The medical staff reminded everyone that before vaccination, the recipient or guardian should truthfully and fully inform the doctor of his past history and physical health to ensure that his body is in a healthy state, and he can only be vaccinated without relevant vaccination contraindications. After vaccination, if there are serious symptoms, you should report to the vaccination unit in time and go to the hospital if necessary.

Yang Wanqun, Director of Yuanmou County CDC, Yunnan Province:Everyone is the first responsible person for their own health. Therefore, we appeal to the masses to be diligent in ventilation, take more exercise, wear masks in public places, and seek medical advice in time if they have symptoms of cough and fever. At the same time, actively vaccinate.

Focus on key institutions and people to prevent aggregation risks

Schools, nurseries and nursing homes are the key institutions to prevent respiratory diseases, and the elderly and children are the susceptible groups of respiratory diseases. The National Health and Wellness Commission requires primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, nursing homes, social welfare homes and other key places and crowded places to implement measures such as ventilation and disinfection, strengthen health science popularization and health monitoring, and reduce the risk of infection.

Jiangxi, Yunnan, Shaanxi and other places continue to promote the knowledge of disease prevention to teachers and students by carrying out popular science of respiratory diseases into campuses and theme classes, and enhance their awareness of prevention.

Kindergartens, primary and secondary schools all over the country have strengthened the morning check-up and absenteeism registration. When students are found to have symptoms such as fever and cough, they should wear masks for students in time and contact their parents. Education departments and civil affairs departments in Shandong, Henan and other places have strengthened the disinfection of key places such as schools and old-age care institutions, strictly managed the entry and exit of external personnel, and reduced the risk of infection among the elderly and children.

Tang Zhihong, member of the Party Group of Decheng District Education and Sports Bureau, Dezhou City, Shandong Province:At the same time, we will take the initiative to discuss with the health and disease control departments, strengthen information exchange, and jointly carry out risk judgment, prediction and early warning to guide schools to respond scientifically and accurately. We will further urge schools to find out the risk points and loopholes in prevention and control work, ensure that all prevention and control measures are implemented in detail, and protect the health and safety of teachers and students to the greatest extent.

Tianjin requires all schools to establish a high-quality homework design mechanism, and carry out differentiated teaching design according to students’ physical conditions. If students miss more classes due to illness, the teaching progress will be moderately slowed down.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs has made relevant arrangements for the prevention and control of respiratory diseases in old-age care institutions, requiring all localities to keep the green channel for medical treatment in old-age care institutions open, and staff should wear masks when serving, carry out health monitoring every day, and do not take up their posts without illness. Observe the health status of foreign workers such as visitors and couriers. A number of hospitals and institutions for the aged in Xiamen, Fujian Province have strengthened cooperation, and medical staff have carried out professional training on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases for aged care workers and medical staff, and managed medical services and aged care services in different regions to prevent cross-infection.

Experts give four suggestions on how to protect the elderly.

In the high incidence season of respiratory diseases, how should the elderly protect themselves and try to avoid infection? Experts from China CDC gave four protection suggestions.

The elderly should improve their physical fitness, exercise properly, improve heart and lung function, and at the same time, have a balanced diet, keep enough sleep and improve their immunity.

Develop good habits, such as washing hands frequently, wearing masks scientifically, keeping social distance, etc., to reduce the chance of infection.

Eat more high-quality foods with high protein content and high vitamin content. These foods can not only supplement the energy needed by the human body, but also improve the body’s immunity and resist the invasion of pathogens.

It is recommended to be vaccinated with influenza vaccine, Covid-19 vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine.

The relevant person in charge of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention reminded the public that in addition to influenza vaccine this winter and next spring, pneumococcal vaccine and Covid-19 vaccine are also recommended for the elderly and people with chronic basic diseases. For children, it is suggested that on the basis of continuing to do a good job in immunization planning vaccination, non-immunization planning vaccines such as pneumococcal vaccine and Haemophilus influenzae type B conjugate vaccine can also be vaccinated.

If you have had flu-like symptoms, it is still recommended to continue the flu vaccination after you have not been diagnosed and recovered on your own.