Produced by | Sohu Health
Author | Zhou Yichuan
Edited by | Yuan Yue
On September 22, " Beijing Kexing was reported" was on the hot search on Weibo . This time it was not because of leukemia and diabetes , but a user said that after receiving the vaccine, he found a lung nodule after physical examination. Will vaccination in
cause lung nodules? What should I do if I find lung nodules or other discomfort reactions?
Why are lung nodules becoming more and more common in recent years?
Chen Liang, chief physician of the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, introduced in an exclusive interview with Guangming.com that lung nodules generally refer to nodules-like lesions less than 3cm, which are round or round, and can be single or multiple. The lung nodule may be the scar left in the body after trauma; it may also be a clump formed after dust inhalation in the lungs; it may also be the mark left after pneumonia or tuberculosis .
Its incidence is getting higher and higher, which has a lot to do with the rapid development of imaging technology. Under high-definition inspection instruments, many small nodules have nowhere to hide. In addition, it may also be related to factors such as air pollution, inflammation, tuberculosis or tumors.
Therefore, smoking, PM2.5 and infection are one of the causes of high incidence of lung nodules, but not smoking does not mean that you will not get lung nodules.
Is lung nodules a precursor to lung cancer?
The most frightening result of lung nodules was lung cancer. Professor Wang Jun, director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Peking University People's Hospital, once published a document saying that there is no need to be too nervous when it is found in lung nodules. According to surveys, one-quarter (20%-30%) of high-risk population screening can be found, but more than 90% of them are benign. In other words, only a small number of lung nodules are found. In order to avoid a small number of malignant risks, it is recommended to seek further medical treatment and follow-up observation, is
vaccination related to lung nodules?
At present, the vaccination rate of adults in most countries has reached a very high level, and the incidence of lung nodules is 10%-20% in the general population, and high-risk groups such as smoking, COPD, , etc. can even reach 30%. Therefore, the two are prone to overlap, that is, the possibility of the recipient discovering lung nodules is not low.
Is there a causal connection or a coincidence between the two? For example, the Pfizer vaccine was previously exposed to have 1,291 side effects, and another one may be added this week: After a father and son in the United States was vaccinated, they were smashed into the car window by anti-vaccination personnel and insulted loudly. So, can vaccination cause damage to the car? These 1291 side effects are self-reported, just like car damage, most of which have no clinical evidence of reliable and repeatability.
Theoretically, new crown vaccine , like other vaccines, will not cause inflammation in the lungs, nor will it promote the nodule to become larger or even turn into malignant. It is an inactivated body of the virus, which stimulates the immune cells, to produce antibodies, and has almost no intersection with lung nodules.
In July this year, the State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism Press Conference, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Wang Fusheng also formally responded to the relationship between vaccines and diabetes and leukemia, saying that the vaccine is safe, and the incidence of leukemia and diabetes is basically unchanged, and there is no connection between the two.
Whether pulmonary nodules are as unrelated to leukemia and diabetes also require further pathophysiology or data evidence support. What should I do if the side effects of the vaccine are found in
?
At present, there have been no deaths or severe cases after vaccination. Common side effects include pain, redness, swelling, nodules at the vaccination site. Some people may also experience fever, fatigue, headache, nausea, poor food, etc., and a small number of them may experience allergic reactions such as fainting and allergic shock, so observation is required after vaccination.
If other adverse reactions are found for vaccination, it is recommended to report through formal channels and seek official explanations to provide more evidence for adverse reactions to vaccines. The official website of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention pointed out that if the recipient suspects that discomfort symptoms may be related to COVID-19 vaccination, he can report it to the vaccination unit, or he can also want to report it to the county-level disease control agency or drug adverse reaction monitoring agency where the vaccination unit is located. If the public cannot determine whether the symptoms are related to vaccination, he can consult the vaccination unit.
Vaccination units, medical institutions, disease control institutions, drug adverse reaction monitoring institutions, and vaccine manufacturers are the responsible reporting units for the adverse reactions of the new crown vaccination. The medical staff of the responsible reporting unit and the staff engaged in the monitoring of adverse vaccine reactions are the responsible reporters. After receiving or receiving a report of vaccination abnormal reactions, those who meet the requirements of the monitoring and disposal plan will be reported through the monitoring information system.
