Zhang Wenhong: An important indicator can determine whether it can get out of the epid

Source: Beijing Daily

Boao Asia Forum 2022 Annual Meeting on the afternoon of April 21 was a shield. At the victory of the epidemic sub -forum, Zhang Wenhong, director of the National Infectious Disease Medical Center and director of the Infectious Department of Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, said that in the face of the Omikon epidemic,The mortality of the elderly and the fragile people with basic diseases will always be a very important indicator for whether countries can get rid of the epidemic in the future.In the current Shanghai epidemic, severe patients have not been vaccinated, so the vaccination rate should be further increased, especially the vaccination rate of people with older and basic diseases.

Zhang Wenhong said that Shanghai is facing the largest number of cases since the occurrence of China's epidemic.Recently, he has been working with his colleagues in the first -tier clinic to treat patients. He hopes to share the experience of first -line clinical treatment and discuss how to get out of the epidemic through the power of technology.

Zhang Wenhong said that a lot of key data discussed in the recent epidemic is CFR (disease mortality). This indicator is an important indicator of whether the country can evaluate the epidemic.In the period of Omikon, more consideration is needed.

In the spread of Omikon, the overall infection will be very high.The mortality rate and the total number of infections will be obtained by the total number of death cases.This is a very important aspect of currently evaluating the burden of the entire disease and whether medical resources are sufficient.

For example, in the Asia -Pacific region, even if it is a country and region with a relatively close medical resources, this indicator will have a lot of differences. This requires more deeper understanding of how to calculate the problem of mortality of Omikon's popularity during the epidemic period of Popularity.Essence

We found that with the mutation of the virus, Omikon's pathogenicity is indeed decreased significantly than the previous waves of epidemics, but it has stronger spread.Zhang Wenhong pointed out that in the current epidemic, China, like other countries, finds that if medical resources are sufficient in great popularity, they can cover the most vulnerable groups such as older and serious basic diseases, providing them with sufficient medical resources and best.The treatment of high risk can be guaranteed to the greatest extent to survive in the epidemic.

Zhang Wenhong said that only when medical resources are sufficient, can the disease mortality be maintained at a very low level.In addition, the disease resistance of the fragile group itself should be improved to a high level.In countries and regions with high levels of vaccination, the mortality of new crown pneumonia has decreased significantly. This is a very important, critical, and scientific means for the future out of the epidemic, and it is also the prerequisite for re -realizing full exchanges in future countries.Therefore, in the Asia -Pacific region, it should be vigorously called to strengthen vaccination to the fragile population.

He further pointed out that there may be many indicators to get rid of the epidemic in the future, but the disease mortality of the elderly and the fragile people with basic diseases will always be a very important indicator.Increase their vaccination rate and provide sufficient medical resources for infected people in order to truly ensure that the disease mortality is maintained at a very low level.

Speaking of the current Shanghai epidemic, Zhang Wenhong pointed out that there have been 430,000 people in Shanghai in Shanghai, and there are 25 deaths.In the case of death, nearly 90 % of those over 75 years old, almost every death case has basic diseases, and severe patients have never been vaccinated.He believes that in this case, all people with or basic diseases should be vaccinated in this case.Because China has done a good job in the control of epidemic in the past two years, the risk of spreading domestic epidemics is relatively low, and many people will hesitate.But from the recent epidemic, it should further improve the trust of vaccines.

(Reporter Bai Bo)