The emergency physician who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 has received an official document stating that he cannot obtain subsidies due to public infection.

(Photographed by reporter Lin Huiqin)

[Reporter Lin Huiqin/Taipei Report] An emergency physician in Taipei City will come into contact with infected patients at work. He was diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) in May last year and took care of him at home. He applied to the CDC for a subsidy for public infection , recently received a response that no dime will be issued, which makes them puzzled about the criteria for "giving" and "not paying". The militia also appeals to the government to make it clear that if it is considered that it is no longer a serious infectious disease, it should be downgraded and the relevant subsidies should be revoked , so as to prevent medical staff from spending time going through administrative procedures and getting "0 yuan" official documents.

In this regard, the Central Epidemic Command Center explained that in response to the characteristics of Omicron, the review and approval standards for subsidies were adjusted, and the severity of individual cases was also included in the evaluation. A total of 118 cases worth 11.02 million yuan have been issued.

The doctor who was not subsidized believed that his own diagnosis of COVID-19 was the first wave of infection in the department. At that time, a family member was diagnosed and he also came into contact with the confirmed person at work. Although the source of infection could not be completely determined, the work Compared with the density of contacts with confirmed cases, it should not be difficult to determine the epidemic due to public work.

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However, the application for the "Subsidy Measures for Injury, Disease or Death Caused by the Prevention and Control of Category 5 Infectious Diseases" has recently received a response, to the effect that different from the limited understanding of COVID-19 at the beginning of the epidemic, and insufficient epidemic prevention resources, the characteristics of the disease at the time of the epidemic It has been quite clear that the protective equipment and antiviral drugs are sufficient and they are not hospitalized, so no dime will be distributed. I emphasize that it is not to care about the money. It is like 6,000 yuan. It is used as a gift to those who need it more. It is just a waste of time. It shows that the experience of the epidemic is a bit sad.

According to the "Measures on Subsidies for Injuries or Deaths Caused by the Prevention and Control of the Fifth Class of Infectious Diseases", the upper limit of the subsidy for medical personnel and other objects who are infected with the fifth class of infectious diseases and cause injuries due to the prevention and control of the fifth class of infectious diseases is 1 million yuan .

However, Chen Liangfu, secretary-general of the Taipei City Physician Professional Union, said that medical personnel who were diagnosed in 2021 reported that the amount of the subsidy applied for was mostly between 30,000 and 60,000 yuan, and that in 2022, those who were infected would receive less than half of it. Dime situation.

Chen Liangfu believes that COVID-19 has entered the Omicron era, and most cases are indeed not that serious, but they have not been downgraded yet. Looking back at this subsidy policy, the review criteria are not clear at all, and the suggestion should be clarified. If it is determined that the threat of COVID-19 is now It is different from other fifth-category infectious diseases, most of which are mild and can no longer be subsidized, so the method can be directly revised, so that applicants do not need to go through administrative procedures in vain, or because it is difficult to distinguish the place of infection, evidence can also be opened, such as through occupational medicine If the department determines that the infection is found in the workplace, it will be issued, but the point is that the government should clarify the principle of issuance.

In this regard, Luo Yijun, deputy head of the medical response team of the command center, explained that currently 709 applications for COVID-19 due to public infection have been accepted, including medical and non-medical personnel, and 358 have been approved, of which 118 have been approved for subsidies. The total amount issued is 11.024 million yuan.

Luo Yijun further explained that in the ongoing review of relevant subsidies, each application will be considered according to the degree of domestic understanding of the disease characteristics of the epidemic variant strain at the time of diagnosis, the supply of materials, vaccines and medicines available for preventive treatment, and the severity of symptoms and treatment of each case. process etc.

Luo Yijun pointed out that the Omicron epidemic last year was significantly milder, and the care model changed. More than 99% of them adopted home care, and there were also effective vaccines and oral antiviral drugs. The threat, preventability, and care methods for medical and epidemic prevention personnel have all changed. Therefore, some subsidy approval criteria for the adjustment review also take into account the severity of the disease, such as whether there are complications, hospitalization, or even admission to the intensive care unit.

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The emergency physician who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 has received an official document stating that he cannot obtain subsidies due to public infection.

(Photographed by reporter Lin Huiqin)