In Apr. 12, Yichang the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Yichang issues released a health tip that it is the peak period of the hand-foot-and-mouth disease is at its peak from April to June every year. In April, the, thus collective units such as childcare institutions and schools should focus on strengthening the morning and afternoon inspection and absence registration and reporting. The medical institutions need to enhance clinical diagnosis and direct online reporting. Moreover, parents and the community should work together to achieve early detection, early reporting, early isolation, early diagnosis, early treatment so as to prevent the occurrence of gathered epidemic and outbreaks. (Journalist Liu Jingjing, Correspondent Fangmin)

　　“Vaccinated with the Enterovirus TypeEV71 vaccine , Inactivated can effectively prevent the onset of hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by EV71 virus infection.” Yan Yi, director of the Immunization Institute of Yichang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, tells said. She also told reporters that the EV71 vaccine is developed independently by our country, which is the only available vaccine in the market in the world at present. The protection efficacy of EV71 vaccine related hand-foot-and-mouth disease is more than 90%, and children over six months can be vaccinated. It is suggested that vaccination procedures be completed before one year old, and the earlier the inoculation is, the better it is, so as to play a protective role as early as possible. For children over 5 years old and adults, most of them have been immunized through natural infection. Vaccination is generally no longer recommended.

　　According to statistics, Yichang has inoculated 43,000 doses vaccine since the vaccination of EV71 vaccine was used in Yichang in September 2016.

　　It is known that EV71 vaccine, which belongs to the second-category vaccines, are not free and parents can choose whether they want to be inoculated its vaccination is voluntary.. Due to different manufacturers, the vaccinations cost is between 205 and 255 yuan per injection, and two injections are needed to be inoculated during for the whole course. You can go to various All the community health service centers in Yichang and rural hospitals to get are available for its vaccinations.