Under the new situation of the epidemic, what should I do if I can’t buy Lianhua Qingwen? Expert: It is more important to do these 3 things well

The time has entered the last month of 2022. When the data of the COVID-19 epidemic situation in China continued to rise, a new situation of epidemic prevention and control emerged . The continuous accumulation of control experience has formed a favorable situation of "the enemy is weak and we are strong"!

What followed was the cancellation of national nucleic acid in many places and the resumption of dine-in. I believe that in the near future, according to the contagiousness and toxicity of Omicron, the epidemic prevention and control measures will be further adjusted, and gradual release will become the general trend. In the future, I will be the first person responsible for health, and China's epidemic prevention and control has entered a new stage.

In such a big environment, many people cheered for joy, but many people felt at a loss and panicked, thinking that the COVID-19 virus has a very strong transmission ability, and if it is fully released at once, the probability of contracting the virus will definitely increase greatly. Under such circumstances, some people began to hoard a large amount of medicines, such as antiviral drugs (such as Lianhua Qingwen capsules), antipyretics, cough medicines, expectorant medicines, digestive system medicines, etc. In some places, people hoarded medicines for a time. It once caused Lianhua Qingwen Capsules. Someone asked, under the new situation of the epidemic, what should I do if I can’t buy Lianhua Qingwen? This question is very representative under the current situation, and let the author speak slowly.

Under the new situation of the epidemic, what should I do if I can’t buy Lianhua Qingwen?

Lianhua Qingwen Capsule, as a Chinese patent medicine for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 virus in China, has been unanimously recognized at home and abroad for its curative effect, and is recommended by many guidelines. But Lianhua Qingwen Capsules are not a treatment for the COVID-19 virus. It is of course best to have one or two boxes, and it doesn’t matter if you can’t buy them. Frantically hoarding Lianhua Qingwen Capsules and other medicines is very undesirable. This is because China has sufficient reserves of drugs to treat respiratory infections.

After nearly three years of fighting the epidemic, China's medical and health care and disease control systems have withstood the test. Currently, the pathogenicity of Omicron virus is weakening. In case of infection with the Omicron variant, some people will have symptoms such as fever, cough, and sore throat. It is enough to use some symptomatic and supportive drugs, including traditional Chinese medicine. For severe and high-risk groups, if you use approved small molecule drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia, you must follow the doctor's instructions.

Therefore, some antipyretic and analgesic daily medicines can be properly stocked at home, but there is really no need to go crazy and hoard them. This is because every drug has a certain expiration date. In addition, the expiration date of the medicine after opening (bottle) is much lower than the expiration date. Therefore, hoarding a large amount of medicines will definitely cause a waste of medicines, and may also cause drug abuse when the condition is serious, and there is a risk of repeated medicines. We should properly reserve some commonly used medicines based on the physical conditions of our family members, such as chronic disease medicines (hypertensive medicines, lipid-lowering medicines, hypoglycemic medicines) that the elderly need to take for a long time.

Under the new situation of the epidemic, it is more important to do these three things well than hoarding medicines such as Lianhua Qingwen Capsules

1. Do a good job of protective work such as wearing a mask and washing hands frequently

Wear the correct mask (generally wear a medical protective mask when going out, and wear a N95 mask for risky positions); wear a mask correctly (cover the mouth and nose; press the shaping strip and tighten the tie; perform an air tightness check); Masks for risky work should be changed every 4 hours. Special attention should be paid to washing hands (hand sanitizer) before touching the mouth and nose, and washing hands (hand sanitizer) after contact with high-risk groups (environment).

In addition, pay attention to not getting together for work and dining; maintain an effective distance of 1 meter in daily communication, and maintain air circulation at the same time. Minimize stays in closed high-risk environments.

2. Prepare relevant isolation and protective equipment

The home is equipped with relevant isolation and protective equipment such as masks, alcohol, trash cans with lids, and antigen detection kits, so that you are prepared. The most important protective equipment is the mask, so what kind of mask is the backup?

There are two extremes that need to be avoided. The first extreme is to buy casually, thinking that as long as it is a mask, it is the same, and even only willing to wear some bright-colored and beautiful masks. In fact, many masks have no effect on isolating viruses and preventing transmission. The extremely strong Omicron is almost powerless to parry. The correct approach is to choose to buy masks that are truly protective, those masks that truly implement national medical standards, such as disposable medical masks, medical surgical masks, and N95 masks.

The second extreme mistake is to wear N95 masks when going out, thinking that medical surgical masks are useless. In fact, for most ordinary people, it is enough to wear ordinary medical surgical masks when going out, which can also effectively prevent Omicron virus infection. It should be noted that wearing an N95 mask for too long may affect respiratory function to a certain extent. Because the airtightness of the N95 mask is particularly good, wearing it for a long time will affect the normal gas exchange and lead to hypoxia. Especially for some people with basic lung diseases (such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), wearing N95 masks for too long may affect lung function.

3. Get vaccinated to improve your body immunity

The importance of vaccines is self-evident! It is necessary to actively vaccinate, complete the full vaccination and timely vaccination of booster doses, and improve your body's immunity, especially for the elderly with many underlying diseases, if there are no contraindications, you must receive as much as you can! At the same time, we must pay attention to a healthy lifestyle to ensure that our immunity is at the best level, so as to effectively resist the virus.

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In short, in this new situation of the epidemic, we must maintain a good attitude, do not fear, do not relax, do not excessively stockpile medicines, and firmly believe that COVID-19 is preventable, controllable, and curable, and everyone is their own health first. Responsible! May the epidemic dissipate as soon as possible, the mountains and rivers are safe, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe!