B[The price of self-paid influenza vaccines has generally rebounded, and the price of free vaccines has stabilized at around 9 yuan/tube] On October 11, reporters recently visited community health service centers in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Nanjing and found that the number of appointments for some outpatient clinics was tight, but the vaccine inventory was relatively sufficient. In terms of price, the selected prices of some trivalent split vaccines in Shanghai range from 86.4 yuan to 96.4 yuan per dose. Self-funded influenza vaccines (non-immunization program) such as Hualan Vaccine, Changchun Biotech, Zhejiang Tianyuan, Fosun Yalifeng, and Beijing Sinovac have seen price increases to varying degrees; while the prices of some government procurement projects for key groups (immunization program vaccines) are still around 9 yuan/tube. An official from a head flu vaccine company told reporters that the company's production this year has increased significantly compared with previous years, and plans to exceed 25 million doses. However, due to the adjustment of virus strains, the batch release progress has been delayed compared with previous years. Xiaocai's note: In February 2026, the World Health Organization announced the recommended components of the northern hemisphere influenza vaccine for 2026-2027, and no longer included B/Yamagata viruses in the recommended formula. The vaccination guide for this epidemic season released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in September showed that the influenza vaccines on the market in China in 2026-2027 only include trivalent inactivated vaccines and trivalent live attenuated vaccines. (Reporters Lu Afeng and Yu Miao) B[National Administration for Disease Control and Prevention: The risk of epidemics of common infectious diseases in schools such as influenza has increased] On September 3, the National Administration for Disease Control and Prevention held a press conference today with the theme of "Scientific Disease Prevention to Start the School Season and Healthy Escort for the New Semester." Xi Jingjing, spokesperson of the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention, briefed on the recent analysis of the epidemic situation of key infectious diseases and health risk warnings. With the heat of summer and autumn, the seasons change, and the epidemic situation of infectious diseases changes accordingly. The vector Aedes mosquito continues to be active in southern provinces, and mosquito-borne infectious diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya are still in epidemic season. The national COVID-19 epidemic has been declining for three consecutive weeks, the influenza epidemic has fluctuated at a low epidemic level, and the epidemic of enteric infectious diseases has generally been at a low level. At the same time, we have now entered the golden autumn school season, and many students are returning to school. Affected by factors such as the concentration of personnel, environmental changes, and work and rest adjustments, the risk of common infectious diseases in schools such as influenza, norovirus infection, and hand, foot, and mouth disease has increased. B[China takes the lead in formulating the world's first international standard for pathogenic gene databases] September 2nd, reporters learned from the National Standards Committee today that the world's first international standard for pathogenic gene databases, led by China, has been formally established recently. It will establish a unified "standard" for the construction of global pathogenic microorganism genome databases. The pathogenic microorganism genome reference database is equivalent to a genetic reference dictionary. By comparing the genetic information in the patient sample with the entries in this dictionary, you can identify which virus or bacteria it is, and doctors can treat it accordingly.
This time, the international standard led by China is to compile this "pathogen gene dictionary" for the world. After the standard is implemented, the unified database can accurately identify difficult infection cases and greatly reduce the probability of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis. At the same time, it can help countries quickly identify the source of the epidemic, track the transmission path, and provide standardized and reliable technical support for epidemic prevention and control. (CCTV Finance)
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