La Cina troverà un equilibrio tra la lotta al COVID-19 e lo sviluppo economico

Un operatore sanitario preleva un campione di tampone da un residente per testare l'acido nucleico nella città di Jilin, Provincia di Jilin, Giugno 21, 2022.

La lotta della Cina contro l’epidemia di Covid-19 è entrata in una fase che sottolinea la necessità di trovare un equilibrio tra controllo della malattia e sviluppo sociale ed economico., Sotto, viceministro della Commissione sanitaria nazionale, detto sabato.

He said global COVID-19 counts remain high and new mutations are emerging, threatening to trigger more sporadic infections and local outbreaks in China.

Li said China will combine regular disease containment measures with emergency response in virus-hit regions, and make its virus control work more precise, efficient and scientific.

He spoke at the 2022 National Vaccines and Health Conference held in Beijing. The conference will last for a week.

Li added that the mainland has administered over 3.4 billion COVID-19 vaccines and fully vaccinated 89 percent of its total population.

“More systematic research is needed on the immunogenicity and immunity persistence of vaccines and their protection effects in the long term. Close attention should also be paid to study emerging variants’ effects on existing doses, and preparedness and R&D should be launched to create variant-specific vaccines,” ha detto.

In the meantime, he called for sustaining routine vaccination campaigns, and ensuring that the vaccination rate of children eligible for the national immunization program remains above 90 per cento.

Shen Hongbin, deputy head of the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control and director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that China has made significant progress in vaccination drives in recent years.

Attualmente, there are about 80,000 routine vaccination stations. During the peak of COVID-19 vaccination, Di 216,000 new vaccination facilities were added, leading to a record number of doses delivered in one day at 25 milioni.

The information system for vaccination and monitoring mechanism for adverse effects have also been established and improved in recent years, ha aggiunto.

Fonte: Quotidiano cinese