35 consecutive days of breaking news with zero local cases, and the new variant virus Omicron has also seen cases of overseas migration, and again prove that the virus is ubiquitous, and you must not be careless! The doctor especially urged the public that the New Year’s Day holiday is approaching, and in the face of the mutant virus that is eyeing outside, in addition to maintaining good hygiene habits, wearing masks and washing hands frequently, vaccinating the new crown, in addition to flu vaccination to improve self-immunity, is to protect themselves and family members. The best way! The Association for the Promotion of Elderly Welfare of the Republic of China also emphasized that the immunity of the elderly in the family is low, and the whole family must be vaccinated against influenza to avoid family group infections.
Dr. Xu Xiuping from the Luzhou Thomas Parent-Child Pediatric Clinic pointed out that “cold weather and slack epidemic prevention will face a greater challenge for the Spring Festival epidemic.” This time the P3 laboratory incident proved that no matter how well guarded, there may be breaches. There is a chance to erupt like the one in May! However, the current epidemic is slowing down, the people are tired and relaxed, and with the advent of winter, the number of patients with fever, respiratory infections and allergies has increased significantly in the past few weeks! Once the epidemic starts to spread, just to distinguish between Covid -19 and the original common colds and allergies will consume more resources for screening and quarantine than when it broke out in mid-May. If the flu spreads at the same time, the threat is even more unimaginable.
The new coronavirus will not disappear and will continue to mutate
Recently, the rate of COVID-19 vaccine administration has slowed down, and the flu vaccine administration is even worse than in the past. Dean Xu suggested to the public that it is best to vaccinate two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in addition to flu vaccine to make the protection more complete. Dean Xu Xiuping believes that after the past two years of the epidemic, everyone should realize that the new crown virus cannot be completely eliminated. From the current symptoms of Omicron, it will be more difficult to distinguish between the symptoms of influenza and COVID-19 in the future. It is even more difficult for primary medical personnel and the public to distinguish in the first place. If influenza and COVID-19 become epidemic at the same time, it will not only increase the possibility of severe illness and death, but also cause overloading of medical care. In particular, Taiwan will eventually need to be opened and unblocked. In the face of waves of variant viruses waiting to invade at any time, adding a flu vaccine is the most basic protection for yourself and your family.
Reducing infections and increasing respiratory immunity are fundamental
According to international studies, the flu vaccine can reduce the chance of contracting new coronary pneumonia by 24%, and it can also reduce the rate of stroke, sepsis, severe disease and hospitalization of new coronary pneumonia. The flu vaccine can also allow medical staff to quickly distinguish the condition of the disease and get the correct treatment as soon as possible. Especially if there are children under the age of 12 who cannot get the new crown vaccine, or the elderly who cannot get the two doses of the new crown vaccine, they should get the flu vaccine to strengthen their respiratory protection! Even those who have been given the new crown vaccine completely Adults should also be vaccinated against influenza together to reduce the risk of cross-infection in family groups!
Influenza vaccine has a history of more than 50 years, with mature technology and stable effects. In addition to the traditional vaccine method that is cultivated with eggs, Taiwan has also introduced the latest cell culture vaccine. Cell culture vaccines are made from mammalian cells, so they are more stable than egg culture vaccines and have lower variability, which greatly reduces the risk of antigenic mutation!
Vaccinate in front of the virus and build a firewall
Xu Xiuping said that Taiwan is actually relatively lucky. There is a significant time difference between the epidemic and foreign countries, so we have more time to prevent the disease. Although children under 12 cannot receive the new crown vaccine, fortunately, it is relatively unlikely to have severe illness. If you are infected with flu and new coronary pneumonia one after another or at the same time, the proportion of severe illness and transmission will definitely increase!
“So we can’t chase the virus all the time, we have to be ahead of the virus.” He said that before the escalation of the epidemic in May this year, the number of people receiving the new crown vaccine in China was extremely low, and no one even wanted to fight it. Take hitting as an example. This year, due to measures to force people to wear masks when they go out, the fall flu epidemic is milder than in the past, resulting in lower flu vaccination. At present, 5.27 million doses have been administered. Xu Xiuping urges everyone to fight the vaccine before the epidemic has spread. Two doses of new crowns, and at the same time, the flu that may contribute to the spread of Covid-19 is used to establish a firewall by administering flu vaccines, so that your body has more resources to resist the virus attack!
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