Source: [Shenyang Daily-Shenyang Net] As of 16:00 on May 26, a total of 1.7033 million people over the age of 60 in Shenyang have received the new crown vaccine. Is it safe for the elderly to receive the new crown vaccine? Is it necessary? What should I pay attention to?

Source: [Shenyang Daily-Shenyang Net]

As of 16:00 on May 26

Shenyang’s population over 60 years old

A total of 1,703,300 people have been vaccinated against the new coronavirus

Is it safe for the elderly to receive the new coronavirus vaccine? Is

necessary? What should I pay attention to?

Shenyang releases client, Shenyang newspaper all-media invites experts from the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention to explain in detail

Lesson 2: Adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccination

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Many The elderly and their children are worried that side effects may occur after vaccination because they are frail as they age. However, judging from the vaccination and monitoring data, more than 3.3 billion doses have been administered nationwide, and more than 200 million doses have been administered to people over 60 years old. The highest age of vaccination overseas is 106 years old, and the oldest age of domestic vaccinators is 109 years old. There are also many centenarians in Shenyang who have completed vaccination. The incidence of side effects is lower than that of young people and children, and most of them are minor adverse reactions. such as mild fever, redness and swelling at the vaccination site and other general reactions. These symptoms are very mild and usually can resolve on their own without treatment. , the safety of the vaccine is good.

Everyone can rest assured about the safety of vaccination for the elderly. In the face of the risk of the new coronavirus epidemic, the potential rare risks of vaccination are compared with the benefits of vaccination in effectively protecting the elderly and reducing the pressure on the social medical service system. The elderly, especially the elderly and those with basic medical conditions, Elderly people suffering from diseases need to proactively seek vaccine protection. If you don’t vaccinate because you are worried about the safety of the vaccine, you will take a higher risk of infection, which is totally not worth the gain.

In addition, many children of the elderly believe that the risk of infection is low because the elderly do not go out much. "In fact, this idea ignores the risk that family members may transmit the virus to the elderly. Once transmission occurs within the family, the harm to the elderly will be very great." Experts from the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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