"With the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, especially in some countries, the number of children is increasing, and it also poses a danger to children's health." in August 9th, the chief health officer of the China Center for Disease Control and prevention, Wang Huaqing, said in 2021's summer children's health care activities sponsored by the National Health Protection Committee's maternal and child health division.
Increased number of novel coronavirus pneumonia in children
According to reports, Francis Collins, President of the National Institutes of health, said in August 8th that 1450 children in the United States were hospitalized due to infection with COVID-19, the most frequent outbreak since the outbreak. He learned from several pediatricians that in the latest epidemic, "there are not only many hospitalized children, but also serious symptoms". According to foreign studies, the mortality rate of children infected with COVID-19 is about 1/10000.
Wang Huaqing said that after infection with COVID-19, some children had more severe symptoms, such as children with underlying diseases or younger children. COVID-19 is susceptible to the whole population. The ultimate goal of prevention and control is to establish an immune barrier through vaccination. Children are also an important part of the process of establishing immune barriers.
Vaccines are the most effective means to prevent infectious diseases. At present, Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Hunan and other places have begun to vaccinate people aged 12-17 with the new crown vaccine. According to the news released by the National Health Commission, as of July 28, 12.48 million adolescents aged 12-17 had been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine.
When children are vaccinated with the new crown vaccine, there are also some contraindications to pay attention to. Wang Huaqing pointed out that if some children are allergic after vaccination or allergic to some components in the vaccine, they should not be vaccinated; In the past, severe allergic reactions, such as anaphylactic shock, laryngeal edema and other acute severe allergic reactions, did not belong to the vaccination object.
In addition, there is a contraindication. You can continue to be vaccinated after the symptoms are relieved or the disease is cured. Wang Huaqing, for example, has fever symptoms or acute attack of other acute or chronic diseases. If you encounter these problems, you can continue to vaccinate after the child recovers from the disease or the acute attack period has passed.
Wang Huaqing suggested that children who meet the vaccination conditions should be vaccinated as soon as possible, and children who do not meet the vaccination conditions, parents or other guardians should be vaccinated as soon as possible, "this is the best protection for children".
Wang Huaqing explained that a foreign study shows that 75% of foreign children's infections are transmitted within the family. Therefore, parents should do a good job in self-protection and don't bring the virus home.
