Proposing 2 scenarios to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic
The Ministry of Health said that the ministry is continuing to gather opinions from members of the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 prevention and control, the People’s Committees of 63 provinces/cities, and related units under and under the Ministry of Health on The plan to ensure medical work to cope with Covid-19 epidemic situations in 2022-2023.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Health has proposed 2 situation in response to the Covid-19 epidemic.
Scenario 1: Virus evolves but Covid-19 cases are severe and deaths are reduced
In situation 1, the virus strain continues to evolve, but because the community has immunity, the number of severe cases and deaths gradually decreases, leading to outbreaks that are no longer as serious as before or the emergence of new strains of the virus. SARS-CoV-2 virus but less severe.
Scenario 1: The number of severe Covid-19 cases and deaths plummeted. (Distributing medicine for F0 to treat at home in Hanoi. Photo CTV)
For scenario 1, the Ministry of Health proposes a number of activities to focus on in this situation, such as researching the 4th dose vaccination for adults; 3rd vaccination for children from 5 years old to under 18 years old and vaccination for children from 3 years old to 5 years old to soon deploy vaccination for target groups right in 2022.
In these two situations, the Ministry of Health emphasized that one of the four principles set forth is that vaccines are an effective measure in reducing the risk of severe disease and death;
The high rate of vaccine coverage in all target groups, especially the vulnerable and high-risk groups, is the foundation for gradual easing of health and other social measures.
In addition, it is also necessary to strengthen monitoring, testing to promptly detect worrisome mutations and changes in pathogenicity, transmissibility and effectiveness of intervention measures; deploying gene sequencing monitoring at key monitoring points to detect virus evolution); expanded surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in animals (including domestic and wild animals).
Regarding social measures, scenario 1 of the Ministry of Health proposes to continue implementing epidemic prevention measures as prescribed in Resolution 128 of the Government, but consider reducing or loosening conditions. , guidance to create more favorable conditions for organizations, agencies, enterprises and individuals to implement.
At the same time, evaluate the implementation, adjust the indicators and thresholds to determine the level of the epidemic in accordance with the nature of the epidemic, respond to reality, and create conditions for socio-economic development activities.
About the logistics, in addition to continuing to mobilize and mobilize the participation and contributions of businesses, organizations and individuals; the voluntary payment of people with Covid-19 upon request for examination and treatment, the Ministry of Health also proposed to shorten and simplify payment documents; abolishing current barriers, overlaps, obstacles and inadequacies in the policy of payment of medical expenses for medical examination and treatment activities in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Scenario 2: New strains appear to reduce vaccine effectiveness, severe Covid-19 cases and increased deaths
Scenario 2 has the context of the emergence of a new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is likely to reduce vaccine effectiveness or immunity, causing an increase in cases of severe symptoms or death, especially in vulnerable groups. hurt.
Scenario 2: The virus appears to mutate, causing an increase in severe Covid-19 cases and deaths. (Treating critically ill patients at the Covid-19 Resuscitation Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by BYT)
In scenario 2, the Ministry of Health will closely coordinate with the World Health Organization and vaccine manufacturers to update vaccines suitable for the new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, promptly reporting to the Government. government to update and allow additional purchases to serve vaccinations for the people.
Continue to deploy vaccination to ensure the fastest progress possible; organize the review and injection of booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine for high-risk subjects (people over 65 years old, people with chronic diseases) or those who have had enough vaccines for more than 3 months.
At the same time, closely monitor the epidemic situation in the world and in the country; strengthen surveillance for the entry of new variants of the virus at border gates, border areas…; continue monitoring for early detection of cases in the community, focusing on monitoring hospitalized cases, intensive treatment and deaths.
Currently, the average number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the past 7 days in Vietnam is nearly 6,000 cases/day. The average number of deaths recorded in the past 7 days is 3 cases/day. The number of new cases and deaths has continuously decreased in the past 3 weeks.
The rate of vaccination against Covid-19 among people in Vietnam is also very high. Specifically, the rate of 1st injection is 100%, the rate of 2nd injection is 99.8%, and the rate of 3rd injection is 49%.
Improve capacity of the health system, especially preventive medicine and grassroots health; have appropriate remuneration policies for those performing preventive medicine, grassroots health…
At the same time, organize remote medical examination and treatment activities according to regulations to increase the rate of access to medical examination and treatment services of people with Covid-19 and those unable to access medical examination and treatment establishments. due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In this situation, the principle will be flexibly implemented “prevent – detect – isolate – localize – stamp out the epidemic” on the narrowest possible scale and scope, in line with the epidemic’s development; flexibly apply the anti-epidemic formula “5K + vaccine, medicine + treatment + technology + people’s consciousness + other measures”.
About social measuressituation 2 requires strict implementation of epidemic level assessment in localities to implement appropriate epidemic prevention and control measures as prescribed in Resolution 128 of the Government.
Towards sustainable Covid-19 management
In the Plan to ensure medical work to cope with Covid-19 epidemic situations in 2022-2023, the Ministry of Health released information after more than two years, the Covid-19 epidemic caused by new variants of SARS-CoV- 2 continuously appeared, causing the spread process to be faster and more infectious than the original strain.
Covering the population with a Covid-19 vaccine is an effective measure in both situations against the Covid-19 epidemic (Covid-19 vaccine injection in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo HCDC)
Among ASEAN countries, a number of countries have introduced criteria to consider Covid-19 as an endemic disease. Indonesia stipulates that to consider Covid-19 as an endemic disease, the bed occupancy rate must be less than 5% and the positive rate must be less than 1% of the population.
Thailand will consider Covid-19 as an endemic disease from July 1, 2022, provided that the mortality rate does not exceed 0.1% (currently this rate is close to 0.2%). Accordingly, Thailand will remove the requirement for testing, remove the requirement to wear masks, except for those who are infected.
Currently, globally, the number of new cases is decreasing continuously, the number of severe cases and deaths are also decreasing, while the vaccine coverage rate increases.
According to the World Health Organization, the Covid-19 epidemic will not disappear completely and may soon become an endemic disease. On March 31, the World Health Organization issued the Prevention and Response Plan to end the state of emergency of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022.
The World Health Organization also encourages countries to make the transition from pandemic prevention to sustainable management.
Regarding the purpose of developing a plan to ensure medical work to cope with Covid-19 epidemic situations in 2022-2023, the Ministry of Health stated: “To be proactive, ready to respond and effectively control the Covid-19 epidemic. -19. implementing Resolution 128/NQ-CP on temporary provisions “safely adapting, flexibly and effectively controlling the Covid-19 epidemic and Resolution 38/NQ-CP on promulgating the Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control program” .
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