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Source Title: Beijing Has Received 2.404 Million Flu Vaccines
Winter and spring are the period of high incidence of influenza and other respiratory infectious diseases. Yesterday afternoon, at the 182nd press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Beijing, Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presented that according to the follow-up of flu-like cases, week 49 of 2020, which is November 30. From January to December 6, among the number of hospital emergency and outpatient visits above the second city level, influenza cases increased 9.5% compared to last week and decreased 48.9% compared to the same period last year.
Flu activity in Beijing is significantly lower than in previous years
Pang Xinghuo said that monitoring data shows that recent influenza activity in Beijing is still at a non-epidemic level and is significantly lower than in previous years. It must be said that comprehensive prevention and control measures for the new corona pneumonia epidemic have effectively slowed the spread of the influenza virus.
Based on a comprehensive analysis of the characteristics of the influenza epidemic in Beijing over the years, maintain the existing prevention and control of the new corona pneumonia epidemic at the social and individual level, insist on the use of masks, frequent hand washing, frequent ventilation, maintaining adequate social distance, and matching key populations with flu vaccination. Over time, the chance of a large-scale influenza outbreak in Beijing is not high, and the risk is generally controllable. However, compared to non-epidemic seasons, influenza activity can increase. The influenza virus has caused concentrated fever in schools and day care centers. The possibility will continue to increase, and it is necessary to continue to maintain awareness of prevention and control and do a good job of personal protection.
More than two months have passed since the flu vaccination work began in Beijing on September 25 this year. As citizens and friends are more willing to vaccinate than in previous years, to meet everyone’s needs, the vaccination work is still ongoing.
At present, Beijing has not yet entered the peak of the flu epidemic, please remind citizens and friends who are willing to get vaccinated to complete the vaccination as soon as possible. Free vaccination will continue until December 31 of this year, and the end of self-funded vaccination is still at the end of February 2021.
Citizens are not advised to travel to medium and high risk areas in China
From 0:00 to 24:00 on December 11, Beijing added an asymptomatic case of imported new coronary pneumonia, Pang Xinghuo reported the details yesterday.
Male, 49 years old, Russian nationality. On December 9, 2020, I took Air China flight CA590 from Moscow, Russia, arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport on December 10. After the customs conducted a health examination and sampling, they were sent to the centralized isolation hotel after a closed-loop management. Customs reported the results of the new corona virus nucleic acid test on the same day. He was positive and was transferred to Ditan Hospital by a 120 negative pressure ambulance on December 11. Based on the results of the epidemiological history, clinical manifestations, laboratory tests and imaging tests, it was diagnosed as asymptomatic infection on the same day. Centralized isolation medical observation measures have been implemented for 31 close contacts on the same flight, and no abnormal situation has been reported; the centralized isolation hotel where he lives has been disinfected.
Pang Xinghuo said that the current overseas new crown epidemic continues to spread, there have been sporadic cases and local clusters of epidemics in many parts of the country, and the pressure for the prevention and control of foreign defense imports and the Internal defense rebounds is increasing, and Beijing is in the season of high incidence of infectious diseases in winter and spring. Maintain a high level of vigilance and cannot relax awareness of epidemic prevention and control for a moment. Citizens and friends are not recommended to travel abroad and go to medium and high risk areas in China. It is necessary to maintain self-protection awareness, insist on wearing masks scientifically and correctly, and at the same time, wash hands frequently, maintain ventilation, and maintain a social distance of more than 1 meter from others.
