Kaohsiung+2001 Over 20,000 doses of publicly funded influenza vaccine left - Life

2022-12-14T11:34:06.835Z

Kaohsiung City today (14th) added 2,001 local confirmed cases of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19), with a prevalence rate of 34.54%. As the Lunar New Year is approaching, the Health Bureau calls for the vaccination to be filled up as soon as possible, so that the family will have sufficient protection when reunited. In addition, the utilization rate of public influenza vaccines in Kaohsiung City this year has reached 96.6%, and there are currently only more than 20,000 doses left Can be inoculated. The Health Bureau pointed out that BA.5 is still the mainstream virus strain in the domestic epidemic situation, while mutant virus strains such as XBB, BQ1.1, and BA2.75 continue to circulate internationally. There is more than one month left before the Lunar New Year. It is expected that the epidemic will have an upward trend. Seniors over the age of 65 are reminded to make an appointment to receive additional doses of the BA. Get enough protection after a week, and reunite with peace of mind to celebrate the festival.

During the Lunar New Year, the epidemic is likely to intensify, and the Health Bureau calls for the urgent use of additional doses to provide protection.

(Provided by Kaohsiung City Health Bureau)

[Reporter Xu Lijuan/Kaohsiung Report] Kaohsiung City today (14th) added 2,001 local confirmed cases of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19), with a prevalence rate of 34.54%.

As the Lunar New Year is approaching, the Health Bureau calls for the vaccination to be filled up as soon as possible, so that the family will have sufficient protection when reunited. In addition, the utilization rate of public influenza vaccines in Kaohsiung City this year has reached 96.6%, and there are currently only more than 20,000 doses left Can be inoculated.

The Health Bureau pointed out that BA.5 is still the mainstream virus strain in the domestic epidemic situation, while mutant virus strains such as XBB, BQ1.1, and BA2.75 continue to circulate internationally.

There is more than one month left before the Lunar New Year. It is expected that the epidemic will have an upward trend. Seniors over the age of 65 are reminded to make an appointment to receive additional doses of the BA. Get enough protection after a week, and reunite with peace of mind to celebrate the festival.

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In addition, the international flu epidemic is on the rise. This year, Kaohsiung City’s public flu vaccinations are more active than in previous years. A total of more than 760,000 people have completed the vaccinations, and the vaccination rate has reached 96.6%.

At present, there are only more than 20,000 doses of public-funded influenza vaccines left. Eligible persons are urged to seize the last chance to make an appointment for vaccination.

For children under 9 years old, if they are vaccinated for the first time, they should receive 2 doses with an interval of 4 weeks to obtain sufficient protection before the influenza epidemic peaks.

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Kaohsiung+2001 Over 20,000 doses of publicly funded influenza vaccine left - Life