CCTV News: The National Health Commission held a press conference on January 26. Relevant person in charge of the National Health Commission introduced that at present, overall, the intensity of activity of respiratory pathogens such as influenza has decreased nationwide, and the level of respiratory infectious diseases has decreased.

Chen Cao, a researcher at the Institute of Virology Diseases of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said: "From the monitoring data in the third week of 2025, the proportion of influenza-like cases in sentinel hospitals in northern and southern provinces across the country, that is, the proportion of influenza cases to the total number of outpatient and emergency cases in the total number of outpatient and emergency cases has decreased compared with the previous week. The positive rate of tests such as influenza virus and Mycoplasma pneumonia continues to decline, and other respiratory pathogens such as the novel coronavirus are also at a low epidemic level."

Relevant experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that according to the results of previous monitoring, most of the epidemic periods of influenza in my country's winter and spring are from November to February or March of the following year, and are still in a seasonal epidemic period. The disease control department will continue to monitor closely and release monitoring results in a timely manner. At the same time, individuals should also maintain good hygiene habits. For example, wearing masks throughout the process of seeking medical treatment. It is recommended to wear masks in crowded places and when taking public transportation; washing hands or disinfecting hands in time after contacting public facilities. In addition, households and public places should also be cleaned and disinfected. If there are elderly people or patients with low immune function at home, you should pay attention to preventing external pathogenic factors from being brought into the family, and take personal protection when visiting relatives and friends in nursing homes.

Chen Cao said: "It is still very necessary to get influenza vaccination now. Timely and full-time influenza vaccination can effectively protect individuals' risk of infection and reduce the occurrence of severe and complications. It is particularly important for high-risk groups such as the elderly, children and patients with chronic diseases. It should be reminded that it takes 2-4 weeks after influenza vaccination to produce antibody levels with protective effects. Therefore, the earlier you are vaccinated, the better. If you and your family have not been vaccinated yet, please go to a nearby vaccination site as soon as possible to make an appointment for consultation."