Original title: lack of rabies vaccine in Guiyang? Response from CDC: some outpatient clinics are nervous
Today (October 30), an article "rabies vaccine is in short supply in Guiyang City, please don't tease cats and dogs" circulated among friends of Guiyang citizens. There is a shortage of rabies vaccine supply in Guizhou Province and even in the whole country. Many rabies exposure treatment clinics have no vaccine available for mass vaccination.
The reporter confirmed to Guiyang disease control and prevention center. The head of the exemption Department of the center introduced that there is a shortage of rabies vaccine in some rabies exposure treatment clinics in Guiyang, but it is not unique in one city, but in the whole country.
The person in charge said that rabies vaccine, as a vaccine out of the national immunization program (at his own expense), is uniformly tendered by the provincial CDC, and purchased by the district and county CDC on the vaccine procurement platform, and the vaccine manufacturers directly supply it to the district and county CDC. Then, the disease control center at the county and district level will distribute it to the outpatients of rabies vaccine exposure treatment in the area under its jurisdiction.
"This situation is likely to continue for some time due to insufficient supply capacity of vaccine manufacturers. 'the person in charge suggested that the bitten citizens could search the address and telephone number of the rabies exposure treatment clinic in Guiyang City, and select the rabies exposure treatment clinic with vaccines in their jurisdiction for vaccination.
Extended reading:
What is the first thing to do after being bitten / scratched by a dog or cat?
After being bitten / scratched by dogs or cats, wash the wound immediately and thoroughly. Wash the wounds alternately with soap water (or other weak alkaline detergent) and flowing water of a certain pressure for at least 15 minutes, and then go to the nearest rabies exposure treatment clinic.
Do you need to get rabies vaccine after being bitten and scratched by domestic dogs, cats and other animals?
When bitten / scratched by dogs, cats and other mammals, the wounds should be treated after exposure to rabies. Rabies vaccine and rabies passive immune agent should be injected according to the wound conditions.
3. Does the wound need to be sutured?
Except for some wounds with large wounds, injuries to blood vessels, and wounds affecting limb function, sutures are generally not required.
IV. how to vaccinate
(I) vaccination procedure of rabies vaccine
1, 5-injection procedure: 1 dose on the 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28 days respectively, 5 doses in total.
2. '2-1-1' procedure: 2 doses (1 dose for deltoid muscle of left and right upper arm) on day 0, 1 dose on day 7 and 21 respectively, 4 doses in total (this procedure is only applicable to rabies vaccine products approved to use '2-1-1' procedure in China).
(II) vaccination procedures of passive immune preparations
Passive immune agents should be used as early as possible, preferably immediately after wound cleaning. If it is not injected in time, it can be used within 7 days after the first dose of rabies vaccine. The dosage of rabies passive immune preparation should be calculated strictly according to the body weight, and it should be used in a single time.