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Original Title: How to Effectively Prevent New Corona and Flu Overlap? Zhong Nanshan and Other Scholars and Experts Offer Insights
The first Summit Forum “Healthy China · Traditional Chinese Medicine Promotion Conference (Xibaipo)” opened on the 30th in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. At the conference’s thematic forum, Zhong Nanshan, Zhang Boli, Gao Fu, Wu Yiling and many other academics and experts used a combination of online and offline methods to provide free advice on the risks of new corona pneumonia and influenza epidemics.
With the arrival of autumn and winter, Chinese influenza will also enter a period of high incidence. Under the normalization of the prevention and control of the new corona pneumonia epidemic, whether the new corona pneumonia epidemic and influenza will occur overlapping, aroused the concern of many people.
“Know Colds and Prevent Influenza-National Popularization of Science and Public Welfare” published the 2021 action plan.Photo courtesy of the organizer
Zhong Nanshan, winner of the “Republic Medal” and academic of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, delivered a keynote speech on “Talking about flow discoloration: Correctly understanding influenza” via video connection. He noted that strengthening early personal protection is an effective measure to prevent the epidemic this winter and next spring, and is effective against COVID-19 and influenza. For example, wearing a mask, maintaining social distance, washing your hands frequently, and maintaining good air circulation are good protective measures.
Zhong Nanshan also suggested that the screening team should be able to detect both novel coronary pneumonia and influenza at the same time, so that diagnosis can be reached as early as possible and medication can be targeted.
Gao Fu, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, delivered a keynote address entitled “New Corona and Influenza: This Winter’s Challenges.” He said that the new corona of pneumonia and influenza are indeed two great challenges facing humanity. Influenza is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. The influenza virus is very complex and easy to mutate. He noted that the current influenza vaccination rate in China is only about 2% per year. In Europe and the United States, it is about 70%, and Hong Kong is about 90%. Everyone, especially high-risk groups, needs to be encouraged to get vaccinated against influenza, because vaccination can reduce the risk of infection.
At the meeting, the 2021 action plan was launched by renowned respiratory and epidemiological experts such as Zhong Nanshan, Wang Chen, Gao Fu, Liu Youning, Liu Qingquan and others. Many national medical experts and industry insiders who attended the meeting called for “attention to colds and early flu treatment”, reminding the public to pay attention to colds and flu prevention.
The “Summit Forum of the China Healthy Traditional Chinese Medicine Promotion Conference (Xibaipo)” is organized by the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies and conducted by the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies and the Medical Industry Association of Hebei. The forum theme is “Great Changes in the Times, Creating a Great Future Together”, and it focuses on the development of the times, Chinese medicine industry policies, market trends, academic research and innovation. business. (Chen Haifeng)
