Original title: National Health Commission: Strengthening immunization is important for curbing the spread of the epidemic, and is stepping up research and formulation of relevant policies
Cui Gang, the second-level inspector of the CDC of the National Health Commission, said at a press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council on the 29th that the current global new crown pneumonia epidemic is developing rapidly, the new crown virus is accelerating the spread of mutations, and autumn and winter are coming, the epidemic is imported into my country The risk is higher. The recent occurrence of local clusters of epidemics caused by overseas imports in many places shows that my country’s “foreign defense imports and internal defense rebounds” are still under greater pressure. The new coronavirus vaccine has a certain effect on preventing infection, preventing retransmission, preventing severe illness and death. Carrying out enhanced immunization is of great significance to effectively curbing the spread of the epidemic.
Cui Gang introduced that for booster immunization, the National Health Commission organized experts in the early stage to carry out demonstrations. According to the safety and immunogenicity data of booster immunization 6 months after two doses of inactivated vaccine, experts recommend that first Airports, ports, border inspections, hospitals, and other key groups of people over 60 years of age who use live vaccines will be immunized. Other technical routes of enhanced immunization strategies are currently being studied by experts. Based on the opinions of experts on strengthening immunization and the needs of epidemic prevention and control, we are currently stepping up research and formulating policies related to strengthening immunization of new coronavirus vaccines. In the next step, the National Health Commission will continue to guide all localities to strengthen immunization against the new crown virus and effectively protect the health of the people. (Liu Jie, CCTV reporter, CCTV)
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