From the 19th, Nantou County will fully open the vaccination of the Moderna next-generation BA.4/5 vaccine.

(Provided by Nantou County Government)

[Reporter Zhang Xiesheng/Nantou Report] Domestic Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) Omicron mutant strain, currently BA.5 is the main infectious virus strain, Nantou County will receive the latest Modena on tomorrow (18th) 10,000 doses of the next-generation BA.4/5 vaccine will be available for vaccination starting this Saturday (19th), which can effectively fight against BA.5 mutant virus strains. People who are unable to take time to get vaccinated at the hospital due to busy work are welcome to go to the vaccinated group. Those who are unable to take time to vaccinate on the same day can also go to the contracted hospital in the county to make an appointment for vaccination. The contracted hospital can go to the Health Bureau Website query.

Nantou County Health Director Chen Nansong said that although the domestic epidemic situation is gradually stable and controllable, the COVID-19 mutant strains are still coming fiercely, and the risk of public infection continues to exist, especially at present in China, BA.5 is the main infectious virus strain. The BA.4/5 vaccine contains the BA.5 mutant strain antigen, which has a better immune response against the BA.5 mutant strain. Eligible people are urged to complete the vaccination as soon as possible.

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Chen Nansong pointed out that the Moderna next-generation (BA.4/5) vaccine is only used as a booster dose, and it is open to people over 12 years old. The vaccination interval is the last dose of the basic dose, the basic booster dose or the previous dose The interval between doses should be at least 3 months (12 weeks). Eligible people are vaccinated. If the people who have not completed the basic dose vaccination, they should go to the contract institute to receive the basic dose of other brand vaccines (Modena, BNT, Novavax) as soon as possible. , and then inoculated with this supplement.

On the 19th, Nantou County opened a holiday vaccination station in 13 townships to vaccinate Moderna's new next-generation BA.4/5 vaccine, and another 85 contracted institutions started the vaccination simultaneously.

(Provided by Nantou County Government)