Kagoshima Medical Association “Unavoidable” to vaccinate children before the second semester[08/23 19:54]
In order to reduce the burden on public health centers and medical institutions regarding the new coronavirus, the government is considering revising the “100% grasp” that requires notification of all infected people. Regarding this, the Kagoshima Medical Association indicated on the 23rd that it was “unavoidable.”
The government is expected to announce new measures against the new coronavirus on the 24th, reviewing the “total grasp” of reporting information on all infected people, and limiting the target of notification to the elderly and people with a high risk of becoming seriously ill. We are considering.
While it is hoped that the revision of the “total grasp” will reduce the burden on the front lines, there are also concerns that it will become more difficult to grasp the infection status.
At a press conference on the 23rd, the prefectural medical association stated that it was “unavoidable” to review the “total grasp” because it was possible to grasp the infection status to some extent.
(Prefectural Medical Association, Vice President Hiroyuki Onishi)
“It would be nice to be able to grasp all numbers, but even if it becomes a fixed point grasp (of elderly people etc.), the whole picture of infection will not be completely obscured. I can’t help it.”
In addition, from the 29th of this month, the prefecture will adopt the judgment of “deemed positive”, which will be regarded as positive by a doctor’s examination without testing if a family member of an infected person shows symptoms, in order to reduce the burden on medical institutions. I showed my understanding.
(Prefectural Medical Association, Vice President Hiroyuki Onishi)
“If a family member is positive and has a fever (in another family member) and thinks it’s coronavirus, it may actually be a different disease, so the prefecture and the prefectural medical association should do their best not to ‘deem positive’ to the extent that they can do their best. However, considering the recent infection situation, we have no choice but to introduce it.”
On the other hand, looking at the number of infected people by age group until the 22nd, the percentage of children under the age of 10 was 13.4%, which is lower than the previous week, while those in their 30s and 40s were infected. I know you’re over it.
However, the second vaccination rate for 5 to 11 year olds is only 20.25%. We have issued an urgent message calling for children to be vaccinated.
(Professor Junichiro Nishi, Kagoshima University, Member of Prefectural Medical Association)
“Three in 10 people under the age of 10 and one in four teenagers have already been infected,” he said.
The prefectural medical association emphasized the effectiveness of vaccination, saying that although there is a limit to the effectiveness of vaccination in preventing infection and disease, it reduces the risk of aggravation and sequelae of pneumonia and other diseases.
(Professor Junichiro Nishi, Kagoshima University, Member of Prefectural Medical Association)
“It is also true that there are limits (to vaccines). Studies have shown that even if you are infected with a vaccine, there are few aftereffects.
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