How to get the flu vaccine in autumn and winter

The current global outbreak of neo-crown pneumonia is still spreading, autumn and winter is a high incidence of respiratory diseases season, lower temperature is conducive to the survival and spread of the virus, there is this autumn and winter new crown pneumonia outbreak and influenza and other respiratory infectious diseases superimposed epidemic risk. Is it necessary to get a flu shot? Will the flu vaccine conflict with the new crown vaccine? Who needs the flu vaccine most?
, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDS) issued the Technical Guidelines for Influenza Vaccination in China (2020-2021) (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines) and proposed flu vaccinations for 2020-2021. Experts recommend that the public get the flu vaccine in time before it is officially available through safety verification.in our country, especially in the north, october to March is the flu epidemic season. Experts at China's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say flu vaccination is the most effective way to prevent the flu, significantly reducing the risk of flu and serious complications in people, and the public can choose to get vaccinated before the flu season begins.
flu virus mutates so quickly that it changes almost every year. The body's immunity to influenza viruses or flu vaccinations can also decline over time due to factors such as age, physical condition, and vaccine antigens. Evidence from clinical trials suggests that the protective effect of inactivated influenza vaccine against the original similar strain can be maintained for 6 to 8 months, and serum antibody levels are significantly reduced after one year of vaccination.
to match the mutant influenza virus, the World Health Organization recommends one or more strains of the flu vaccine in most seasons. The Guidelines state that in order to ensure maximum protection for the vaccinated population, even if the influenza vaccine is identical to the previous season, and given that the antibody titration of most vaccinators has decreased significantly, it is recommended to vaccinate before the flu season of the year, regardless of whether the previous season is vaccinated against influenza.
, deputy director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that China's influenza vaccine production has been very mature, safety and security, influenza vaccination is the most effective and economical means to prevent influenza.In the normal outbreak prevention and control, if people with fever, cough and other symptoms are in accordance with the suspected cases of neo-coronary pneumonia and close contact personnel, the first time to test, report, investigate, isolation and other measures, will have been formed an efficient and sensitive monitoring and response system to cause interference, but also make prevention and control personnel and the public fatigue slack. Vaccination against influenza can effectively reduce the interference with the prevention and control of the new coronary pneumonia outbreak.
The Guidelines show that the common incubation period for influenza is 1 to 4 days, an average of two days, which can cause seasonal epidemics each year, while the "New Coronavirus Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Programme (Trial 8th Edition)" issued by the National Health And Wellness Commission indicates that the incubation period for new coronary pneumonia is 1 to 14 days, more than 3 to 7 days, with fever, dry cough and fatigue as the main symptoms. Both are contagious during the incubation period, and clinical manifestations are difficult to identify.
guidelines point out that influenza vaccination is an effective means of preventing influenza and can reduce the harm caused by influenza-related diseases and the use of medical resources.
Feng Zijian believes that if there is a new coronary pneumonia and influenza in China at the same time, it will pose great challenges and pressures to the identification and diagnosis of clinical patients, infection protection, patient management and medical treatment capacity, and it is necessary to prepare for it. Since the outbreak is still in the stage of widespread global spread, it is important to advocate and recommend that key personnel complete influenza vaccination before winter.
Guizhen, chief biosecurity expert at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said the flu vaccine will not conflict with the new crown vaccine, which can be used at the same time. Wu Guizhen believes that if you can avoid the flu after getting the flu vaccine, it will be easier to stay healthy and avoid symptoms such as fever due to influenza. In the current global prevention and control of new crown pneumonia in the background, can reduce the opportunity to see a fever clinic, not only for personal benefit, the impact on medical institutions will also be reduced.
The Guidelines suggest that inactivated influenza vaccines can be vaccinated in different locations at the same time as other inactivated and detoxifying live vaccines such as pneumococcal vaccines, but that other inactivated vaccines must be given more than 28 days apart after vaccination against influenza. People over 65 years of age can be vaccinated against both influenza and pneumococcal disease.guidelines, the general susceptible population to influenza, while the flu vaccine is safe and effective.
In the context of the continuing global epidemic of neo-crown pneumonia, the Guidelines recommend that priority be given to priority and high-risk population vaccinations: first, medical personnel, including clinical treatment personnel, public health personnel, health and quarantine personnel; Teachers and students in child-care institutions, primary and secondary schools, detainees and staff of institutions, etc., and other groups at high risk of influenza, including elderly people aged 60 and over, children aged 6 months to 5 years, chronically ill persons, family members and caregivers of infants under 6 months of age, and pregnant women or women preparing to become pregnant during the influenza season. Flu vaccines are available to people older than or equal to 6 months of age and without taboos.
it is learned that this autumn and winter festival, China has Beijing Science and Technology Products Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Sanofi Pasteur Biological Products Co., Ltd. and other 9 manufacturers to supply influenza vaccine, the public can go to professional institutions around the vaccination.