December 05, 2022 20:20 Last Update: 20:41
The mainland has begun to relax epidemic control measures, one of which is to no longer carry out large-scale nucleic acid testing. Starting from December 2, at least 19 cities on the mainland have successively announced that there are no they no longer need to check negative nucleic acid test certificates for subway rides. Citizens and passengers still have to show their health codes when entering the station and pass with the green codes, but they no longer need to check the inspection codes.
For some time in the past, the mainland required a 48 or 72-hour test code to enter other public places and take public transportation, which is almost equivalent to doing a nucleic acid test within two or three days. Canceling the test code requirement means canceling the nucleic acid test requirement citywide.
In an age that calls for strict eradication of the virus, citywide testing is the last resort for prevention and control. The cancellation of this method means that, after the authorities have examined the changes in the virus and the reduction in the risk of death, a new idea of relaxing the epidemic has emerged.
A friend in Guangdong wants to return to Hong Kong and do a nucleic acid test. However, when the policy changed on November 29, after the lockdown was lifted in many places in Guangdong, he said that not only did restaurants and eateries resume business that night, but the nucleic acid testing points he used to use disappeared. be everywhere on the side of the road too. The nucleic acid can only be returned to Hong Kong after hospitalization.
The cancellation of frequent national tests has multiple effects:
1. Fewer initial diagnoses. As 90% of confirmed cases on the mainland are asymptomatic infections, they do not even know they are infected. If there is no large-scale testing, most of these people will not to get them. This is also the reason for the recent decrease in the number of confirmed cases in Guangzhou.
2. The number of confirmed cases will rise after the epidemic spreads. Without large-scale testing, asymptomatic infections cannot be screened, which can reduce the nuisance of repeated testing, but cannot prevent asymptomatic people from spreading the virus. It is estimated that the epidemic will continue to spread and that it will be difficult to achieve a clear state of zero.
3. Clearing disease but not clearing toxin. Gao Fu, the former director of China’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that scientists had already predicted two years ago that “the new crown virus will not disappear”, and that the goal of future epidemic prevention and control will emphasize “clearing the disease but without clearing the virus”.
That is trying to control new crown disease, not eradicate the virus. That is, we must do our best to prevent serious illness and death.
Increased vaccination efforts are one of the keys. Those aged 60 or over, especially those aged 80 or over, are high-risk groups for death after infection. The mainland’s recent focus on strengthening vaccinations also targets the elderly
The mainland has announced work targets: by the end of January next year, the vaccination rate of the first dose of the new crown virus vaccine for people over 80 will reach 90%, and the full vaccination rate and booster immunization rate of the eligible. target groups will reach 90%; The full vaccination rate and booster immunization rate of the target population should reach 95%. 90% is a high index, but the mainland should be confident that it can reach this index.
The Western world does not forget to sing bad news about China. A short time ago, when the mainland held a strict blockade and there were demonstrations, there would be turmoil in China without freedom. When you go to China and start to relax, you will die if you relax.
US intelligence director Haynes said the new crown epidemic has had a serious impact on the mainland’s society and economy, but Chinese leaders are still “unwilling to get better vaccines from the West and still to rely on Chinese vaccines, while the vaccines used by the CCP are not an effective vaccine against Omicrons”.
The US epidemic prevention policy is so advanced and the vaccine is so effective. Why did the United States die 1.09 million people because of the new crown?
Haines said the Chinese vaccine was ineffective What scientific arguments are there?
mRNA vaccines are popular in the United States, and inactivated and adenovirus vaccines are popular in China. In fact, the mRNA vaccine is more effective but has more side effects The inactivated and adenovirus vaccines popular in China are slightly less effective but have fewer side effects Both vaccines have their their own advantages.
In March this year, the University of Hong Kong published a comparative study on vaccine effectiveness in the Hong Kong epidemic. It was found that for high-risk groups aged 80 or older, the effective rate of Fubitai (mRNA vaccine) was 71.6%, and Sinovac (inactivated vaccine) It is 50.7%, which is slightly better for preventing mild cases. However, Fubitai and Sinovac are close in terms of effectiveness in preventing serious illnesses, with Fubitai at 98% and Sinovac at 97.9%. Sinovac anti-death is slightly better than Fubitai, Fubitai is 98.1%, and Sinovac is 98.3%. In a brief summary, with 3 injections, whether the mRNA vaccine is popular in the United States or the inactivated vaccine popular in China, the effective rate is about 98%, which is equally effective.
The conclusion is that you do not believe the US nonsense, injections are indeed useful.
Lu Yongxiong
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