Promote vaccination to protect children's health

From April 10th to 11th, the 2021 National Vaccine and Health Conference hosted by the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention was held in Chengdu.

Enhance the concept of immune prevention and establish the awareness of "prevention first"

Vaccine is one of the most economical and effective means to prevent and control infectious diseases, and it is also an important measure to protect children's health.

Yang Weizhong, vice president of the Chinese Association of Preventive Medicine, pointed out at the meeting: “For those infectious diseases that can cause greater harm to infants and young children, prevention is more important than treatment.

Infants under 2 years of age are at high risk of pneumococcal disease and are more susceptible to infection

Pneumococcal disease is a non-invasive and invasive disease caused by pneumococcal bacteria.

According to Zhang Guoying, chief physician of Chengdu Women's and Children's Center Hospital, pneumococcus is widely distributed in nature, and humans are the only host.

Establish an immune barrier as early as possible, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine can be vaccinated at 6 weeks of age

Professor Zhang Guoying pointed out: “The treatment of pneumococcal disease is difficult, and it is affected by factors such as severe antibiotic resistance and long course of disease.

Vice President Yang Weizhong reminded: "The alternation of winter and spring is the high incidence of respiratory diseases.