Recommendation of measures such as the prevalence of respiratory infectious diseases and the prevention of doctors' associations
Jan 23, 2025
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The Committee expects a large-scale national movement of many people over the Lunar New Year holiday next week"In the case of respiratory infectious diseases with a high spread rate, the risk of transmission or infection increases when operating in crowded places or confined spaces, so special attention is required."
◇ Observe infection prevention rules and personal hygiene in daily life
High-risk groups such as the elderly over 65 years of age, chronically ill, immunocompromised, infants and pregnant women have an increased risk of pneumonia or severe complications when infected with influenza.
Follow personal hygiene management thoroughly, such as washing hands, coughing etiquette, and wearing masks, minimize exposure in closed places where many people gather, and thoroughly ventilate indoors.
If you have symptoms, it is better to refrain from going out in consideration of the transmission of others. Also, refrain from visiting vulnerable facilities such as nursing homes and nursing hospitals, observe infection prevention rules such as wearing masks when visiting, and visit after vaccination as much as possible.
◇ High-risk groups of infection and medical staff vaccination required
High-risk groups, such as the elderly and immunocompromised people with high severity rates in case of infection, should prevent infectious diseases through COVID-19 and influenza vaccination.
If you are caring for high-risk groups or living together, you should be vaccinated against influenza as much as possible.
The Commission recommends that "Medical staff who frequently face patients be vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza to protect both themselves and their patients.""Vaccination can reduce the rate of seriousness in the event of an infection, not only the prevention of infectious diseases, but also protect family members and colleagues around it from infection."," he stressed.
◇Quickly visit a medical institution with acute respiratory symptoms
If influenza symptoms are suspected, it is very important to visit a nearby medical institution for accurate diagnosis.
In particular, if an individual self-tests, the diagnostic results are inaccurate, and the risk of false negatives may lead to missed opportunities for appropriate treatment for real influenza.
Therefore, if respiratory infection symptoms such as fever, cough, and sore throat appear, you should quickly visit a nearby medical institution to receive accurate diagnosis by experts and prescription of appropriate antiviral drugs.
Influenza and COVID-19 can cause complications such as pneumonia and worsening of underlying diseases in high-risk groups, so it is important to visit medical institutions quickly when respiratory symptoms occur and prevent them from progressing to severe disease through early administration of antiviral drugs (Tamiflu, Paxlovid, etc.).
When visiting a medical institution in winter, it is often crowded with patients with various respiratory infections, so personal hygiene rules should be observed and masks should be worn.
◇ Support for emergency and critical patients' medical systems during the Lunar New Year holiday
As the Lunar New Year holiday period is long this year due to the designation of a temporary holiday, it is expected that there will be many movements by people such as visiting relatives and traveling at home and abroad.
The government should continuously check the emergency and critical care medical systems to prevent medical gaps and minimize inconvenience to the public.
In particular, high-risk infections can increase the risk of complications and severe patients, so it is necessary to secure and prepare medical infrastructure (medical resources such as hospital rooms and medical personnel).
The committee advised "It should be prepared in advance to make it easier to access information on medical institutions or pharmacies operating during the holiday season in areas where you do not usually live."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
