Recent influenza monitoring data of the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention show that Guangdong has entered the peak of influenza summer. On June 25, at the "2022 Guangzhou Influenza Prevention and Control Academic Seminar" held by the Guangzhou Preventive Medicine Association, experts called for influenza vaccination to be the most effective means to prevent influenza, and the general public, especially key groups, should receive influenza vaccines in a timely manner.
"Fever patients are overcrowded. This year, according to the overall situation of fever patients in our hospital, a large part of them are influenza patients, and I feel that the peak of the flu has arrived." Li Zengqing, director of the Children's Respiratory Department of Guangdong Provincial Children's Hospital and Guangdong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, introduced that after the onset of the flu, it mainly manifests as fever, cough, sore throat, headache, muscle pain, chills, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Most patients gradually subsided after 3-4 days of onset, and their systemic symptoms improved, but the cough can last for 1-2 weeks. Vaccination is a very important and effective measure. If the public can actively vaccinate, the number of influenza patients should gradually decline.
"The flu came more rapidly this year, and the popular strain is H3N2. As susceptible people, the elderly and children should be extra careful." Wang Yi, head of the Preventive Health Care Section of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, said that as for Guangzhou, the number of people suffering from influenza will increase significantly in May and June every year, and then there will be another peak in winter. One of the most important ways to prevent influenza is to get vaccinated.
It is reported that most people have flu symptoms that can recover within one week. The elderly, children, and patients with chronic diseases are high-risk groups, and the risk of serious complications and death after suffering from influenza is high. Taking children as an example, as a high-risk group for influenza, not only has a high incidence rate, but also has a high risk of severe illness after influenza. It is a key target for influenza prevention and control every year. The World Health Organization and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously recommend that children aged 6 months to 5 years old should be given priority in influenza vaccination.
This year, the first batch of dosage form quadrivalent influenza vaccines suitable for infants and toddlers aged 6 months to 35 months are on the market. "The quadrivalent influenza virus lysis vaccine produced by Hualan Biofiltrates fills the long-term gap in the age group of quadrivalent influenza vaccines in infants and toddlers, and alleviates the tight supply of domestic children's influenza vaccine market." Chen Haoli, director of Hualan Biomedical, revealed that the company's batch issuance of 13 million doses last week, including children's vaccines and adult vaccines. After inquiring about the national approval and issuance website, it was found that all manufacturers have started to ship in large quantities, and the supply of influenza vaccines in Guangdong is sufficient.
Compared with the influenza vaccination work of the year that only started in autumn in previous years, it has been launched in Guangdong Province in advance recently. Experts call for influenza vaccination: Getting influenza vaccination is the most economical and effective way to prevent influenza. Since influenza viruses are prone to mutation, I hope everyone can get influenza vaccination in time every year.
[Reporter] Yan Huifang
[Author] Yan Huifang
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