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Original Title: Demand for Flu Vaccination in Beijing Rises, Self-Financing Purchases Double
Beijing Commercial Daily News (Reporter Tao Feng Chang Lei) On October 11, Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an interview with CCTV that the demand for influenza vaccination in Beijing has increased. significantly this year, and Beijing has also increased its vaccine purchases. . It is reported that Beijing launched the free flu vaccination on October 10 and the self-funded vaccination was launched on September 25. As of October 10, the cumulative number of inoculations reached 105,000.
According to the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, this year’s flu vaccination work was fully started in late September. Beijing has continued its flu vaccination policy since 2007. It will provide free flu vaccination for the elderly over 60 years old and students in primary and secondary schools. It will be implemented in an organized way in the middle of this month until November 30.
Who should get a flu shot? Pang Xinghuo said: “If there are the elderly and children at home, I suggest that these people get vaccinated against the flu, especially for the elderly and children.”
Pang Xinghuo said that the purchase of influenza vaccines has increased this year to cope with the significant increase in demand for vaccination. “The purchase of self-financed vaccines is double that of last year, but they are delivered in batches, and free vaccines are up 21% from last year,” said Pang Xinghuo.
What should I do if I can’t get a flu shot?
Pang Xinghuo said that in previous years, Beijing generally ushered in the peak of the flu epidemic between late December and January, and there is no need to rush to schedule an appointment for vaccination. “It is enough to vaccinate half a month in advance, and the effect can be guaranteed, so that they do not have to worry and meet,” said Pang Xinghuo.
Monitoring by the Beijing Municipal Agency for Disease Control and Prevention shows that, under the influence of various measures for the prevention and control of the new corona pneumonia epidemic, the incidence of influenza in Beijing this year has significantly reduced. Since the fall, the number of flu-like cases in emergency departments and outpatients of medical institutions has dropped by 38% compared to the same period last year.
According to reports, due to epidemic prevention and control needs, this year’s flu vaccination will be done in two ways: unified organization and by appointment. Citizens who receive the influenza vaccine on their own should make an appointment with the vaccination clinic in advance. Appointment can be completed through phone appointment, site registration, official WeChat account, and other online dating methods.
In order to facilitate vaccination of citizens, Beijing has established 446 free influenza vaccination sites and 480 self-funded influenza vaccination sites in medical and health institutions. Citizens can choose to make an appointment for vaccination nearby. If you need to verify the address of the vaccination clinic, you can call the health and family planning hotline 12320 for inquiries, or you can consult the website of the Municipal Health Commission or the Municipal Center for Disease Control.
In addition, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission has also developed and published an electronic navigation map of vaccination sites. Citizens can follow the official WeChat account of the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, click on “Vaccine Map” – “Influenza Vaccination Clinic” in the menu bar and select the corresponding vaccination and vaccination site are sufficient.
Pang Xinghuo said that in addition to vaccination, other protective measures cannot be relaxed. Pang Xinghuo pointed out that measures such as wearing a mask and washing hands not only prevent the new crown, but also prevent respiratory diseases such as influenza. Do not bring sick to work, school or kindergarten, because it is easy to spread the disease to other staff members in the vicinity, especially those with fever and respiratory symptoms, and must go home to rest.
According to the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the free, self-funded flu vaccines to be used in Beijing this year will be selected in strict accordance with national bidding and procurement procedures. Influenza vaccines include the categories of trivalent and quadrivalent vaccine components recommended by the World Health Organization. Among them, the trivalent influenza vaccine can prevent the three types of influenza viruses H1N1, H3N2 and BV. Quadrivalent influenza vaccine also contains influenza virus type BY immune antigen on the basis of the above three types, which can be more comprehensive to prevent different types of influenza virus.
