Source: Guangming.com
Guangming.com (Reporter Cai Lin)
"The virility of the Omickron strain is relatively low. Compared with the previous strain, its harm is still higher than the so-called influenza, especially for the elderly who have not been vaccinated or have not been vaccinated throughout the process." On April 6, at a press conference held at the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council, Wang Guiqiang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the First Hospital of Peking University, said that only by protecting the elderly and other high-risk groups with underlying diseases and getting vaccinated according to the procedures can the harm of Omickron be truly reduced.
Wang Guiqiang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the First Hospital of Peking University, answered questions from reporters Source: China.com
Wang Guiqiang said that at present, the prevalent Omickron strain in my country has a relatively high number of asymptomatic infections and mild cases. On the one hand, it is because the virility of the Omickron strain itself has decreased relatively, with upper respiratory tract infections as the main body, lower respiratory tract infections as the lower respiratory tract infections, and the incidence of pneumonia is relatively low. On the other hand, it is because under the current vaccination background, the proportion of severe cases in vaccinated people is obviously low. The third is active nucleic acid screening. Many patients are found during the incubation period, so the proportion of asymptomatic infections is relatively high. In addition, asymptomatic infections and mild cases are relatively high after young and middle-aged people are infected with the Omickron strain.
Wang Guiqiang pointed out that Hong Kong epidemic data gives us a very important reminder that whether or not vaccinated is closely related to the mortality rate. According to data on the deaths of the disease in Hong Kong, the mortality rate of unvaccinated people is 3.2%, the mortality rate of one shot is 0.96%, the mortality rate of two shots is 0.14%, and the mortality rate of three shots is 0.03%. Judging from this data, three-dose vaccination can effectively reduce the mortality rate after Omickron infection.
"From the current data, the elderly and those with underlying diseases can effectively reduce the harm of the Omickron strain after vaccination." Wang Guiqiang said that we cannot be careless at the moment. On the one hand, we must adopt active and effective prevention and control strategies. On the other hand, we must actively promote vaccination and strengthen vaccination efforts, especially for the elderly and those with underlying diseases. The elderly should actively get vaccinated, especially strengthening immunity. The third dose is crucial.
