China Youth Daily:

Vaccination is the most economical and effective way to prevent infectious diseases. Could you please provide an update on the progress of China's national immunization program, and what are the future plans? Thank you. 

Wang Hesheng:

Thanks for your questions. The immunization program plays an important role in China's disease prevention and control efforts, demonstrating significant effectiveness and wide-ranging influence. The vaccination coverage rate among eligible children under the national immunization program remains above 90%, and the incidence of various infectious diseases has been reduced to historically low levels thanks to the availability of vaccines. We have thoroughly implemented the Vaccine Administration Law, continuously improved policies under the national immunization program, stepped up our efforts to establish a robust vaccination service system, and ensured the sound, standardized, and orderly progress of the program.

With the central government allocating over 30 billion yuan annually for this purpose, the range of vaccines provided free of charge to residents under the national immunization program has expanded to cover 14 vaccines against 15 diseases. Many provinces are diversifying the vaccines included in the program in light of local needs. In addition, some regions offer free flu vaccines to specific groups such as the elderly and young children. Currently, a comprehensive immunization monitoring and regulation system has been established at the national, provincial, city, and county levels, as well as a vaccination service network at the county, township, and village levels. This has forged alignment between the national and provincial vaccination program information systems, as well as between provincial information systems and the national platform for coordinated vaccine tracing, which has further upgraded the quality and efficiency of vaccination efforts.

We will continue to reinforce the standardized management of vaccination and leverage information technology to promote cross-regional data connectivity and sharing. We will also pilot the launch of online vaccination certificates, aiming to ensure "data travels more and people travel less" to enhance the accessibility and convenience of vaccination services. Thank you.

Chen Wenjun:

The last two questions, please.