The continuous mutation of the new crown Omikon virus is still large on the elderly and the basic patients.

Xinhua Full Media+| New Crown Omikon Virus continues to be greatly threatened to the elderly and basic patients.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 19 (Reporters Dong Ruifeng and Gu Tiancheng) The gene sequencing results of new crown pneumonians in some parts of the country recently showed that the virus belongs to many different subcuits of the Omikon mutant strains. Virus experts said that the continuous mutation of the new coronary virus is not weakened compared to the previously popular Omiko poison strains, which has not weakened the pathogenic force, which is still a great threat to the elderly and basic patients.

On August 9, Lhasa reported that the infected virus of the local epidemic was Omikon BA.2.76 Asian branch. On the 10th, Urumqi informed the infected virus of the local epidemic was Omikon BA.5.2 Asian branch. On the 16th, Xi'an reported that the infected virus in the local diagnosed case was Amikon's mutant BA.5.1.3 sub -branch.

Dong Xiaoping, chief expert of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the immune escape capacity of some Omikon variants of Zhuya branch has increased significantly, and the risk of re -infection in the crowd has increased, which has brought greater challenges to prevention and control work.

"The ninth edition of the new crown pneumonia prevention and control schemes have followed the monitoring and traceability of new mutant plants, such as monitoring of virus gene mutations." Dong Xiaoping introduced that the first key element in the treatment of the new crown pneumonia is "early discovery", so in the way In the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan, 8 major channels such as people, things, and environment were carried out. The implementation of these requirements in place is effective for the prevention and control of Omikon's mutation.

Dong Xiaoping introduced that domestic and foreign experts believe that the current vaccination of the current vaccine is still effective for multiple sub -branches of the Omikon variants. Especially for the elderly and basic patients, vaccination, especially the inoculation of enhanced needles, is still the most effective Prevention measures.

【Edit: Tang Weini】

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