Why is it so important for older people to get vaccinated against the new coronavirus?

Increasing the COVID-19 vaccination rate among the elderly and accelerating the vaccination rate among the elderly, especially the elderly, will be good for individuals, families, society and the country.

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Can severe illness and death be prevented?

The novel coronavirus is a new virus that affects all people, and the most vulnerable among the susceptible population are the elderly. This is because the immune function of the elderly is weaker than that of young people, and most of them have various underlying diseases. Once infected, the risk of severe illness and death is very high compared to adults and children.

The COVID-19 vaccine has a good protective effect on preventing severe illness and death. In other words, the COVID-19 vaccine is effective in reducing severe illness and death among the elderly.

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Is it safe for the elderly?

Existing data shows that at present, hundreds of millions of doses of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the elderly around the world, with the oldest being 106 years old overseas and in China. According to relevant statistics, the adverse reaction rate of the elderly who received the COVID-19 vaccine is slightly lower than that of young people, so COVID-19 vaccination is safe for the elderly.

The elderly seldom go out and live in remote areas.

Do I need to get vaccinated?

Some elderly people may feel that they stay at home, seldom go out, or live in remote rural areas and do not travel to other places, so the risk of infection should be very small.

However, with the prevalence of the Omicron variant, due to its faster transmission and stronger concealment, as well as the increase in vaccination coverage, there are more and more asymptomatic infections. If the family members of asymptomatic infected people return home, it is bound to bring the risk of infection to the elderly. Not long ago, there was also a report that the grandson of an asymptomatic infected person went home to visit his 99-year-old grandmother, and ended up infecting the 99-year-old grandmother with the new coronavirus.

Because our country has done a good job in epidemic prevention and control, our country's vaccination strategy is to gradually transition to high-risk groups and key groups, and finally to people over 60 years old. If we want to build a strong immune barrier, this shortcoming must be made up. Only by increasing the vaccination rate of the elderly can we truly gain the initiative and time for our country's epidemic prevention and control.

Therefore, it is very meaningful and valuable for the elderly, especially the elderly, to get as many vaccines as possible, complete the full course of vaccination, and strengthen immunization.

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