Download the latest electronic version of the Vaccination Guidelines

The only authoritative free download channels for the "Latest Electronic Version of the Vaccination Guidelines" are the official website of the National Health Commission, the official website of the China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the "Healthy China" official platform. The so-called "latest version of the Guidelines" provided by all third-party platforms may have problems with content lag, private modifications, and inclusion of commercial information. Downloading and use is not recommended.

Last month, I helped my elderly family members look for vaccination guidelines for the herpes zoster vaccine. I randomly searched for the first three marketing pages of private vaccination agencies. I clicked on them and found that the contraindication column was marked "People with diabetes cannot be vaccinated."

It's actually not troublesome to find. Just go to the official website of the National Health Commission and type "vaccination guide" in the search bar. The results will look at the release date. In the past two years, the main ones updated are special guidelines for influenza, HPV, pneumococcal, shingles, and COVID-19. Files with "National Health Office Disease Control and Prevention Letter" in front of the file name are the official originals. Click on it and scroll to the bottom to see the attachment download button. The PDF version has no watermark and can be printed directly for the elderly at home.

When it comes to the controversy over vaccination, in fact, there is no completely unified view in the industry. Take the non-immunization program vaccines as an example. Experts in the field of disease control believe that as long as the economy allows and there are no clear contraindications, they should be taken. Especially vaccines such as herpes zoster and pneumococcus, which are extremely profitable for the elderly, have a very clear effect in preventing severe disease.； There are also doctors on the clinical frontline who feel that there is no need to blindly follow the trend. For example, for people who live at home all year round and have almost no exposure to food and drinks outside, the priority of hepatitis A and hepatitis E vaccines can be put later. It depends entirely on the individual's exposure risk and economic situation. There is no absolute right or wrong.

I have a friend who is a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. She wanted to get the nine-valent HPV vaccine last year, but when she looked up the official guide, it only said "People with low immune function can get vaccinated." She didn't dare to take the vaccine directly. She took the downloaded guide and asked her attending doctor in the rheumatology and immunology department. After adjusting the dose of immunosuppressants for a week, she got the vaccine. So far, she has not had any adverse reactions. Therefore, the guideline is only a general reference. When it comes time to vaccinate yourself, you should still ask the doctor based on your own basic medical conditions. Don’t just copy the content of the guideline. After all, everyone’s physical condition is very different.

Oh, by the way, many people have asked if there is a complete version of the guide that integrates all vaccines. At present, there is no official unified collection. They are all updated separately according to different vaccine types. If you come across the "2024 Most Complete Vaccination Guide Collection" mentioned online, don't click on it. They are basically compiled by private individuals. They may also contain a lot of outdated and erroneous content, which can easily mislead people.

In fact, you don’t have to worry about finding official guidelines. It only takes two minutes. It’s better than messing around with wrong information. If you really can’t find it, you can go directly to the community vaccination point and ask the medical staff. They also have the latest official version of the information, which is much more reliable than the unknown documents searched online.