The latest CDC data shows that the flu epidemic has claimed two more lives, while four new cases of monkeypox have been reported, including three domestic cases. The total number of cases of domestic monkeypox to date is 10, and registration for vaccines began on March 21.
The domestic monkeypox epidemic is heating up. The CDC has announced four new cases of monkeypox, and the infected people are all Taiwanese men in their 30s and 40s. Three are domestic cases, located in New Taipei City, Miaoli County, and Yilan County. The fourth case was returning from Japan and 14 high-risk contacts have been identified. They will be monitored until March 27. The total number of domestic monkeypox cases now stands at 10.
Lo Yi-chun, Deputy Director General, CDC: “We have not found any links between domestic (monkey rash) cases, so they are all considered isolated cases. The main point is that the risk of community transmission continues to increase.”
Meanwhile, the number of people seeking medical treatment for the flu reached 47,000 last week. The main strain is the influenza A virus, subtype H3N2. Two new deaths have been reported, one in their 50s and one in their 80s. Neither had received the current flu vaccine.
Lin Yung-ching, Medical Officer, CDC: “These two cases had chronic diseases. Both had diabetes. There were also some chronic diseases involving the nervous system or the liver and kidneys.”
The CDC said the risk of transmission of monkeypox in the community continues to increase, so it moved up the date to register for vaccines to 3 pm on March 21. There will be one hospital in each of the six special municipalities and designated as the vaccination site. For the first round, 2,500 vaccines are available, and the earliest they will be given is on March 22 at Taoyuan General Hospital.
The domestic monkeypox epidemic continues to heat up. The CDC announced that 4 new cases of monkeypox have been confirmed, all of them men of local nationality, aged between 30 and 40. Among them, 3 cases are local cases, and the cases live in New Taipei City, In Miaoli County and Yilan County, the other case is a case imported from outside Japan There are a total of 14 of high-risk contacts listed. The longest monitoring day will end on March 27. There are already 10 local contacts cases of monkeypox.
Luo Yijun, deputy director of the CDC, explained: “In fact, the local monkeypox cases have not been found to be related to each other, so they are all sporadic cases, and the main reason is that the risk in the community remains to increase.”
In addition, the flu virus continues to show its power. Last week, the number of visits to the outpatient and emergency department for flu-like diseases reached more than 47,000. The flu virus was mainly type A H3N2, and there were 2 new deaths from the flu, in their 50s and 80s Neither has had a flu shot this season.
Lin Yongqing, a CDC epidemic prevention physician, pointed out: “These two cases have a history of chronic diseases, both of them have diabetes, and some things like chronic diseases of the nervous system, or the liver and the kidneys.”
The CDC said that given the increased risk of transmission of monkeypox in the community, the registration platform for monkeypox vaccine will be opened at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, 21st, and all six capital cities will establishing a collaborative hospital to provide high risk. groups with appointments for vaccination The first batch will Provide 2,500 vaccines, and the Taoyuan Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare will start vaccinations as soon as Wednesday, 22nd.
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