Goods Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry

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Influenza can usually heal itself within 1 to 2 weeks, but if there is persistent high fever, accompanied by severe cough, difficulty breathing, mental changes, severe vomiting and diarrhea and other serious symptoms, you should seek medical attention promptly. Our Director Xu also mentioned this just now. Pregnant women, children, the elderly and patients with chronic underlying diseases are high-risk groups and are prone to severe illness after being infected with influenza. Therefore, we also recommend that these people seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

It is recommended that all people over 6 months of age who have no contraindications to vaccination (mainly referring to not being allergic to the ingredients contained in the vaccine) should receive influenza vaccination every year. For those who have not received the flu vaccine this year, they can still get vaccinated now, because the flu vaccine has a protective physician data effect throughout the entire flu epidemic season. As long as the flu virus is active and easily infected, vaccination can provide protection and reduce the risk of infection with the flu virus. It can also reduce the severity of symptoms after infection and reduce the occurrence of complications. Thanks.

"Finance" magazine reporter: Recently, influenza is the main respiratory disease spreading. I would like to ask the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, what is the production and supply situation of small molecule antiviral drugs used to treat influenza? Can it meet the current public demand for medication? Thanks.

Wang Xiaoyang, Deputy Director of the Consumer and Information Technology  : Thank you for your question. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has focused on monitoring and scheduling small molecule antiviral drugs such as oseltamivir phosphate and mabaloxavir, and organized relevant companies to ensure production, supply and dynamic allocation to ensure the people's drug needs. Mabaloxavir is an imported drug, which is mainly divided into two dosage forms: tablets and dry suspension.