Planning a trip during the Spring Festival? Doctor: Vaccination will not spoil the fun

Winter vacation is coming, and many parents will take their children to travel. When the whole family is happily preparing to play, they find that they are not feeling well, isn't it a disappointment? Gu Junyang, the attending physician at the Department of Family Medicine of Yadong Hospital, reminded that if you want to have a good time, you might as well get vaccinated first, which can significantly reduce the infection rate. Dr. Gu Junyang said that since the end of last year, epidemics have been spreading frequently in various places, especially in Hong Kong, where more than 100 people have died due to influenza. If you have travel plans during the winter vacation, you should get vaccinated first to avoid getting sick during the trip and spoiling your fun. Frail elderly people or young children who have travel plans should be vaccinated. The peak period for influenza has always been around the Lunar New Year, especially when people return to their hometowns for the New Year. Famous restaurants and department stores are places where people are susceptible to influenza infection. It is recommended to get vaccinated to avoid getting sick. Recently, the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has continued to escalate. The CDC has repeatedly called on people who are going to Hong Kong during the winter vacation or Spring Festival or who travel to the mainland for a long time. It is recommended that they go to the "Travel Medicine Clinic" of a CDC contracted hospital 2 weeks before going abroad. vaccine. Why do I have to go to a hospital contracted by the CDC to get vaccinated? Dr. Gu Junyang explained that in addition to general vaccines, many special medications and vaccines are only provided by the "travel medical clinics" opened by hospitals that have signed contracts with the CDC, such as yellow fever vaccine, meningococcal meningitis vaccine, and malaria prevention. medication, etc.; and internationally accepted vaccination certificates can only be issued by hospitals contracted by the CDC, and people can pass through customs. Dr. Gu Junyang suggested that people who are eligible for public-funded vaccination can seize the opportunity and only need to pay the registration fee. Generally, people who travel and pay for vaccination at their own expense need to pay registration fees and medical examination fees. In fact, they are not far from the cost of medical treatment.

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