Do children need to get vaccinated during the epidemic？ How should babies be protected？

　　CCTV News:Can children go to the hospital for vaccination now, and how should babies be protected? Yesterday (26th) afternoon, Feng Luzhao, a researcher at China CDC, answered several questions of public concern at the press conference held by the State Council Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism.

　　It’s time for children to get vaccinated. Do you want to go?

　　It is suggested that parents can pay attention to the work dynamics of the local vaccination clinic and communicate with the vaccination doctor about their children’s specific situation. It is suggested to make an appointment separately and vaccinate separately. The first dose of hepatitis B vaccine and BCG vaccine for newborns should be vaccinated in midwifery institutions in time according to the national immunization planning procedures. If the mother is HBsAg positive, the second and third doses of hepatitis B vaccine for newborns are recommended to be vaccinated in time after making an appointment with the vaccination unit. Vaccines such as rabies and tetanus used for post-exposure prevention must be vaccinated in time according to vaccination procedures.

　　If there is a community-spread epidemic in your community, you can suspend vaccination other than the four vaccines just mentioned, and pay attention to replanting as soon as possible after the epidemic in your community is over. If there is no community-spread epidemic in the community, you can choose vaccination according to the specific requirements of the local health administrative department or disease control agency and the schedule of the vaccination unit. When you go for vaccination, you should still remember to protect your parents and children, wear masks, try not to touch hospital items, pay attention to hand hygiene, avoid rubbing your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands, and clean your hands in time.

　　How should babies be protected?

　　Babies can’t wear masks, which may cause difficulty in breathing or even the risk of suffocation, so they should try to avoid going out. Babies are mainly passively protected, that is to say, children are indirectly protected by the protection of parents, family members and caregivers. During the epidemic period, in order to reduce the risk of infant infection as much as possible, a caregiver can be relatively fixed. Caregivers should try not to go out. First, they should wear masks. Second, they should not sneeze and exhale at children. Caregivers must wash their hands before touching children’s tableware, toys, daily necessities and other things, or before communicating and playing with children. Don’t share tableware with children. When feeding children, don’t blow food with your mouth, and don’t try or chew food with your mouth before feeding them.