China Disease Control: It is recommended that these groups of people should be given flu vaccine first

China News Service, September 16th.

Based on the current global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the guidelines recommend the following populations as priority vaccination targets:

Medical personnel, including clinical rescue personnel, public health personnel, health and quarantine personnel, etc.

Participants and security personnel of large-scale events;

Vulnerable people and employees in places where people gather in elderly care institutions, long-term care institutions, welfare homes, etc.

People in key places, such as teachers and students in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, detainees and staff of prison institutions, etc.

Other high-risk groups of influenza include elderly people aged 60 and above, children 6 months to 5 years old, patients with chronic diseases, family members and caregivers of infants under 6 months of age, and women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the flu season

People who are ≥ 6 months old and have no contraindications can be vaccinated against influenza

According to reports, the contents of the guidelines mainly include influenza etiology, epidemiology, seasonality and other characteristics, the health and economic burdens caused by influenza in different populations, the types and immunogenicity of influenza vaccines, efficacy, effects, cost-benefit, safety, and Vaccination recommendations for 2021-2022

The guidelines are applicable to staff of disease prevention and control institutions at all levels involved in influenza prevention and control, vaccination personnel at vaccination sites, medical staff in pediatrics, internal medicine, and infection departments at all levels of medical institutions, and professionals at all levels of maternal and child health care institutions