A letter from Henan Provincial Department of Education to parents of all students about vaccination.

A letter from Henan Provincial Department of Education to parents of all students about vaccination.

Dear parents and friends,

Children are the future of the motherland and the hope of the family. It is our common responsibility to protect children's life safety and health. At present, COVID-19 virus is still raging and spreading all over the world, and the task of "importing from outside and rebounding from inside" is still arduous. It has become a top priority to speed up the vaccination work in COVID-19, especially to complete the vaccination task for students aged 12- 17 as soon as possible, so as to realize "all should be received" and "all should be received early". In order to achieve this goal smoothly and ensure the safe start of school, the Henan Provincial Department of Education issued the following initiatives.

First, treat vaccination scientifically and rationally.

Vaccination is the most economical, effective and scientific means to prevent COVID-19 infection. At present, Delta strain has become the most popular strain in the world, with the characteristics of strong transmission, fast transmission, high viral load, atypical symptoms and long time for patients to turn negative. At present, the vaccine still has a good protective effect on Delta strain, which can greatly reduce the infection rate and severe disease rate. The trial of 12-year-old population has been completed nationwide, and the safety of vaccination is guaranteed. At present, most students over 0/8 years old in our province have been vaccinated, and the vaccination rate is over 92%. 12- 17-year-old students have completed the first dose of vaccination, and more than 80% of the students have no serious adverse reactions. The school is a gathering place for crowds, and the autumn semester of 202 1 is coming soon. For the sake of children's health, please take the initiative to learn popular science knowledge about vaccination, encourage and support students aged 12- 17 to actively vaccinate, and set up an "umbrella" for children as soon as possible.

The second is to complete vaccination as soon as possible.

Vaccination of students is the main measure to construct campus immune barrier. The higher the vaccination rate, the stronger the immune barrier. At present, the key population for vaccination is students aged 12- 17. Parents and friends are requested to actively cooperate with local epidemic prevention and control departments and schools to arrange school-age students to be vaccinated at home as soon as possible. At the time of inoculation, the informed consent form was signed accompanied by parents, and the inoculation was completed according to the process requirements. At present, people aged 12- 17 should be vaccinated with two doses of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine at an interval of not less than 2 1 day. Please lead your child to complete the first dose of vaccination before August 25th and the second dose before September 15. In order to ensure the safe vaccination of children, please pay attention to the following matters: First, before vaccination. Master the child's physical and mental condition. If you have a cold, fever, acute illness, etc. If there are related contraindications, it is recommended to suspend vaccination. At the same time, strengthen communication and ideological guidance with children to prevent psychogenic reactions. The second is the day of vaccination. Remind children to wear loose clothes to facilitate vaccination; Wear a mask when going out, keep a social distance when waiting in line, and avoid close contact or close conversation with others. The third is after vaccination. Stay at the scene for 30 minutes to ensure that there are no adverse reactions before leaving; Don't take a bath within 24 hours after inoculation, have a light diet and drink plenty of boiled water within 3 days, live regularly and work and rest on time to avoid strenuous exercise and overwork.

The third is to continue to do daily protection.

After vaccination, it is still necessary to continue to strengthen prevention and control measures. I hope that parents and friends will guide and help their children to do the following four things: First, strengthen their confidence and determination. Believe in the party and government, believe in science, keep abreast of official epidemic information, maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, and do not believe in rumors, spread rumors or panic. The second is to do a good job in health management. Pay attention to children's health. If you have symptoms of respiratory infection such as fever and dry cough, go to the nearest designated medical institution for medical treatment at the first time, cooperate with nucleic acid detection and isolation, and report the situation to the school in time; Cultivate children's good living habits, maintain personal hygiene, adequate sleep, moderate exercise and diet, and improve children's immunity. The third is to strengthen security protection. Wash your hands frequently, wear a mask, often ventilate, do not gather, and keep a social distance; Don't go out unless it is necessary. If you really need to go out, try to avoid taking public transport and go to crowded and closed places. Fourth, close contact between home and school. Keep the contact information unobstructed and report the child's whereabouts and health status as required; Pay attention to the schedule of starting school in time, prepare for online study and return to school as required.

Dear parents and friends, last year, our Party United and led the people of all ethnic groups in the country to carry out a soul-stirring struggle against the epidemic, withstood the arduous historical test, made great efforts, and made great strategic achievements in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic. Now, a new round of epidemic is threatening us. The virus is in front of us and the children are behind us. Only by helping each other in the same boat can we tide over the difficulties together. Let's join hands and act together, race against time and fight the virus with firm courage and perseverance, resolutely win the people's war to prevent and control the epidemic, and make due contributions to the restoration of normal economic and social order as soon as possible!

2021Aug19th