Zhuang Renxiang, a spokesman for the Central Epidemic Command Center, judged that the current epidemic is still at a plateau and may continue to rise slightly this week.

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[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Taipei Report] The local Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) has been increasing for a week compared to the same period last week. Zhuang Renxiang, a spokesman for the Central Epidemic Command Center, judged that the current epidemic is still at a plateau, and it may still be possible this week. Continuing to rise slightly, Modena BA.1 next-generation vaccine will be available for the second phase of vaccination from tomorrow, and those who qualify can be given as soon as possible to enhance protection.

Zhuang Renxiang explained that the recent epidemic has shown a slight upward trend. It is estimated that it may be because the previous Mid-Autumn Festival holiday led to a wave of rise and then a sudden decline, resulting in the last week's Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which seemed to be at a low point in the previous week. 6. There is a little bit more growth every day. It is judged that the current epidemic situation is still at a plateau, and it may still rise slightly this week, but it does not rule out the possibility of a decline. We will continue to closely observe it.

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Modena BA.1 next-generation bivalent vaccine will be available for the second phase of inoculation from tomorrow. Medical personnel, airport and port, home quarantine related staff and airline crew/crew, institutional and social welfare care system related staff, 50 to It is applicable to adults aged 64 and those over the age of 18 who need to go abroad due to work needs such as diplomacy, official business, and negotiation.

Zhuang Renxiang pointed out that a total of 7,516 people were vaccinated with the next-generation vaccine yesterday, and a total of 154,946 people have been vaccinated so far. On Thursday, another 350,000 doses of the vaccine were distributed to counties and cities. At present, a total of 750,000 doses of vaccine have been provided to various places. There should be no problem in demand. , and the vaccine will be allocated in the future depending on the vaccination situation.

Zhuang Renxiang mentioned that the current domestic vaccine population coverage rate is 93.7% for the first dose, 87.8% for the second dose, 73.3% for the first supplementary dose, and 11% for the second supplementary dose.

As for the infant part, a total of 3972 people were vaccinated yesterday, including 1687 people from Moderna and 2285 people from Pfizer. The vaccination rate of the first dose of this age group was 39.8% and the second dose was 9.3%.

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