Elderly people over the age of 70 can vaccinate influenza vaccines for free

Fluent is good in autumn and winter, which has a certain impact on the health of citizens. The elderly are high -risk people. By vaccination of flu vaccines, the impact of influenza on the elderly can effectively reduce the influenza. One of the people's livelihood projects.

Recently, the reporter saw that before the vaccination, the medical staff carefully asked the elderly's identity information and explained the precautions for vaccination for the elderly. Under the guidance of the medical staff, the elderly filled out the informed consent form and measured body temperature and blood pressure. Waiting for vaccination.

Citizen Li Guilin: My mother usually has a low immunity and a little changes in the weather. She may have a cold. In the past two years, she has no major cold.

Citizen Xu Guixiang: The old man had been easy to catch a cold in the past winter. From the needle, he basically did not catch a cold, very good.

According to medical staff, influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by the flu virus. It is urgent and infectious. Once the elderly with various chronic basic diseases are infected, the symptoms will be more severe. big. In order to reduce the influence of influenza on the health of the elderly, compared with previous years, the flu vaccine was launched earlier this year, and vaccination was started in advance.

Shan Lianmei, the attending physician of the Department of Internal Medicine of Shouguang City: Do not vaccinate a cold. After vaccination, you can establish an immune barrier. The immunity of the elderly and children is relatively low. After the vaccination, the immunity will be high. The hospitalization rate is better for elderly children.

In addition, in order to avoid cross -immunity, it takes 14 days to complete the new crown vaccine before the entire process of vaccination. It is understood that all elderly people over the age of 70 or over the temporary residence permit of Shouguang City or Shouguang City can go to the town and street health centers for free one -pitch quasal influenza vaccine. The concentrated vaccination time is from August 1st to October 31st.

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