Huzhou introduced 10 initiatives to strengthen the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the elderly

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Older people are a high-risk group for neo-coronavirus infection. In order to further protect the health of the elderly, on December 21, Huzhou City Office for the Aging issued the “Program on Strengthening Prevention and Control of New Coronavirus Epidemic in the Elderly” (hereinafter referred to as the “Program”), requiring propaganda, civil affairs, human resources and social security, health, market supervision, medical security, the Municipal Committee of the Youth League and other member units to collaborate and make solid efforts to prevent and control the new coronavirus epidemic in the elderly. The Program makes clear provisions for ten aspects, such as prevention and control knowledge propaganda, vaccination, protection of elderly institutions, material supply, medical treatment capacity, family doctor contracted services, “Internet+” services, underwriting livelihood protection, advisory service hotline, and enhancing social participation.

According to the requirements of the Program, Huzhou will establish vaccination classes throughout the city, focusing on improving the vaccination rate of people aged 60 to 79, speeding up the vaccination rate of people aged 80 and above, and completing the full vaccination and booster immunization of the elderly as early as possible. Nursing institutions continue to implement closed management and strict implementation of staff closed-loop operations. Medical and health institutions will carry out monitoring of the condition of elderly people with positive nucleic acid tests and open green channels to provide timely and effective treatment for seriously ill elderly people. Health and health departments, together with civil affairs departments, will fully assess the high-risk elderly population in institutions that are elderly, disabled, with heavy underlying diseases and unable to receive vaccinations, and study and develop targeted prevention, control and treatment programs.

At the same time, the city to strengthen regional coordination and dispatch, to ensure the district (county) area of the elderly new crown pneumonia patients in a timely manner transfer, treatment, village (community) as a unit, the establishment of emergency transfer teams, arrangements for special transfer vehicles, etc., to do a good job of referral articulation. With the grid layout of the medical community (medical association) as a carrier, the lead hospital to improve the referral mechanism within the medical community (medical association), improve the efficiency and continuity of medical services, the establishment of a clear intake process and green channel, tertiary hospitals to open a green channel for the elderly patients with serious conditions. Medical institutions of all levels and types strictly implement the first-call responsibility system and the emergency critical care rescue system, and do not shirk or refuse medical treatment for elderly patients with NCCV infection for any reason.

To strengthen the production reserve and supply of epidemic-related materials, Huzhou City has promoted relevant enterprises to increase production capacity, increased price supervision and enforcement of epidemic-related materials, and maintained market order. Mobilize social organizations, social workers, volunteers, and social charity resources to help elderly people with special difficulties to solve their difficulties in life care, medical care and other aspects. To protect the widow, solitary, empty nest and other special difficulties of the elderly to help the demand for meals, strengthen the visit care, the implementation of personalized services such as medical assistance, help walking, help bathing, emergency assistance.

At present, the city has opened the Huzhou “new crown home” intelligent assistant, launched the “Huzhou health home security platform”, providing home protection guide, the new crown top ten symptoms consultation, online diagnosis and treatment prescriptions and other Internet medical services, but also through 96525, 2251885 and other psychological assistance hotline for the elderly. 2251885 and other psychological assistance hotlines to provide psychological counseling for the elderly in need. For the elderly who have difficulties in living and medical care due to the epidemic, those who meet the conditions will be promptly included in the scope of social assistance, and those who still have difficulties after the assistance will be given emergency assistance or other support measures.