[Youying]You must understand the “early bird effect” when getting the flu vaccine Get the wrong step! A 60-year-old man was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for a month

▲ Due to timing issues such as the production of antibodies and the peak of the flu, Dr. Liu Deliang reminds the elderly to make an appointment for the flu vaccine as early as possible.

CNEWS Convergence News Network reporters Chen Junkai and Lin Youwei / Reporting from Taoyuan

October is about to enter flu season, and vaccination is the only effective way to prevent it. better! This is because it takes time for the vaccine to produce sufficient protection, and it cannot be delayed past November at the latest, or even if he receives the vaccination, he will not be able to avoid the maximum period; who have a higher rate of serious illness than normal people, they should be given priority for the vaccine A flu vaccine that enhances immunity can speed up the production of antibodies and extend the period of protection.

Get the flu shot later or even less often I had diabetes, I had a cold, but I chose not to get the flu shot I had a severe flu .

Influenza is a serious threat in Taiwan because once the flu is present, it can lead to three main complications: encephalitis, myocarditis, and pneumonia, which are more likely to occur in young children, young adults, and elderly people over 65 years old in that order.

Liu Deliang pointed out that the flu mortality rate in China is about 1 to 2 per 100,000 people The number of people who die from flu every year is about 200, half of which are elderly people over 65 years of age and suffering from chronic diseases. All of the above is because the immunity of the elderly is much lower than the average person. The probability of serious disease is about 10 to 100 times higher than in other groups.

The Department of Disease Control and Prevention launches the first wave of publicly funded flu vaccines on October 1 each year. Liu Deliang emphasized that there is a deep meaning behind this “time point” showing that the Epidemics in China often start in November every year and spread all the way to March or April of the following year, and it takes two weeks for traditional vaccines to produce sufficient protection. flu

Liu Deliang said that the elderly over 65 must be among the first “early birds” to arrange for flu vaccines, and they must know how to choose the vaccine with the CP value maximum There are currently three types of flu vaccines. Traditional chicken embryo culture vaccines, and cell-based vaccines. high, they can provide a full year of protection Europe and the United States Developed countries currently recommend that people over 65 receive the priority vaccine with supplemental vaccines.

In particular, after the outbreak of COVID-19 in China, people took off their masks, and the phenomenon of immunity debt came up last year, and this year there was a summer flu epidemic that cannot be virus is suspended for almost the whole year, and experts believe that immunity debt will last at least two to three years, and the medical community has unanimously asked high-risk groups for vaccinations get the flu.

Liu Deliang suggested that elderly people over 65 years old with several risk factors for chest diseases should take the flu vaccine as early as possible, and no later than November, taking into account to the time for antibody production and the risk of exposure during the period of infection. This not only protects themselves, but also protects babies and young children at home who cannot yet be vaccinated.

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