Face-to-face Hot Spots： Focus Response of COVID-19 Vaccine Intensive Immunization

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 15th Topic: Face-to-face hot spots: Focus response of COVID-19 vaccine immunization.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Peng Yunjia, Mu Tiecheng

Why do you need a booster shot? Who needs to fight? When will you call? What kind of booster is inoculated? The National Health and Health Commission responded to the hot issue of vaccination with booster shots in COVID-19 on the 15th.

Focus 1: Why do you need a booster shot?

From the research results at home and abroad, the complete vaccination of COVID-19 vaccine has a remarkable effect in preventing severe illness and reducing mortality. However, after vaccination for a period of time, the protective effect of the vaccine on some people may be weakened. Strengthening immunization at the right time can make the neutralizing antibodies that have been gradually reduced grow or rebound rapidly, thus producing better protective effect.

Focus 2: What is the age range of people who can get booster shots at present? Who are the target groups?

According to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, strengthen immunization among people aged 18 and above who have been vaccinated with the above vaccine for 6 months.

At present, priority is given to strengthening immunization among people at high risk of infection, key personnel and elderly people who guarantee the basic operation of society in Covid-19. For other people who meet the requirements and need vaccination, they can also be vaccinated according to their needs.

Focus 3: How long is the interval between vaccination booster and whole immunization?

At this stage, intensive immunization will be implemented after 6 months of vaccination. That is, after the second dose of inactivated vaccine is inoculated in Covid-19, it is generally required to have an interval of 6 months before the booster dose can be inoculated again. Six months after inoculation of adenovirus vector vaccine, booster immunization was carried out.

Focus 4: At this stage, what vaccines can be used for booster shots?

According to the progress of vaccine research and development in Covid-19 and the research and demonstration of relevant departments, there are inactivated vaccines from Sinopharm Zhongsheng Beijing Company, Beijing Kexing Company, Sinopharm Zhongsheng Wuhan Company and adenovirus vector vaccine from Tianjin Kangxinuo Company.

Focus 5: What kind of booster shots should individuals get?

At this stage, the original vaccine has been used to strengthen immunization.

Among them, people who used the same inactivated Covid-19 vaccine to complete two doses of vaccination should, in principle, use the original inactivated vaccine for one dose of booster immunization; People who use different inactivated vaccines to complete two doses of vaccination should, in principle, give priority to one dose of booster immunization with the same vaccine as the second dose of inactivated vaccine. In case that the second dose of the same vaccine cannot be supplied any more, they can use the same vaccine as the first dose of inactivated vaccine for one dose of booster immunization. People vaccinated with adenovirus vector vaccine should use the original vaccine to strengthen immunization.

Focus 6: Where to strengthen the needle? What are the precautions?

In principle, the relevant units shall organize and implement the immunization of people infected with high-risk groups and key positions to ensure the basic operation of society; Other people can make an appointment for vaccination at the designated vaccination unit in the jurisdiction. See the official information released by the local health department or CDC for specific vaccination information.

Before vaccination, according to the previous vaccination certificate, confirm whether you have been vaccinated all the time and have completed the whole vaccination for more than 6 months. You need to carry your ID card, vaccination certificate, etc. during vaccination, and do personal protection according to local prevention and control requirements, and cooperate with the on-site vaccination staff to ask; Doctors should be informed of their past diseases and whether they have used drugs recently.

After inoculation, observe for 30 minutes according to regulations; Keep the skin of the inoculated area clean and avoid scratching the inoculated area with your hands.