The Central Epidemic Epidemic Command Center statistics that the vaccination rate of the third supplementary dose of the vaccine has broken 50%; Commander Chen Shizhong emphasized that the current vaccine is sufficient, the BNT vaccine procurement pipeline has been opened, the contract can be negotiated, and the country can buy it by itself. The 15 million doses of Pfizer BNT (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine previously donated by TSMC, Hon Hai and Yongling Foundation, and Tzu Chi Foundation have all arrived, and the future procurement of BNT vaccine has attracted much attention.
The founder of Hon Hai Group, Terry Gou, was asked in an interview today whether it is possible to purchase and donate new BNT vaccines. Guo responded that the state did not raise this demand, and revealed that he has been talking regarding “no answer (answer)” since he returned to Taiwan in August last year. “.
The media asked regarding this at the press conference on the epidemic today. Chen Shizhong, commander of the Central Epidemic Command Center, said that Guo Taiming is very concerned regarding public affairs. Last year, the communication channel for BNT vaccine procurement was difficult, so private companies were used to get through the link.
Chen Shizhong emphasized that the procurement of BNT vaccines this year has been opened, as long as the contract is negotiated, the money is of course the country itself, and Taiwan itself has the money, “how can the country keep asking private individuals to donate the vaccine.”
Chen Shizhong said that there was a period of insufficient vaccines in China last year, but now there are sufficient vaccines. At least 20 million doses of Moderna vaccine contracts have been signed this year. If the fourth dose is to be vaccinated, the number is also sufficient, but appropriate and effective vaccines must be selected. timing of vaccination.
Chen Shizhong also mentioned that although he had no contact with Guo Taiming this year, he often communicated with Guo on the phone when purchasing BNT vaccines last year to contact and assist each other; he also mentioned that Guo is very interested in the development of precision medicine for the RNA technology platform, The two sides are also in touch with each other and hope to develop as soon as possible.
In addition, the COVID-19 (2019 coronavirus disease) vaccine continues to be vaccinated. According to the statistics of the command center, 62,198 doses were administered yesterday. As of now, the coverage rate of the vaccinated population is 83.43% for the first dose, 78.36% for the second dose, and 0.82% for the basic booster dose. , additive agent 50.12%.
More than 50% of the population has been vaccinated with the third supplementary dose. Chen Shizhong said that Taiwan’s vaccination rate is not low compared with other countries in the world, but it is hoped that it will be as high as possible.
The command center also statistics that the coverage rate of the vaccine for the elderly over 65 is 82.8% for the first dose, 78.5% for the second dose, and 63% for the supplementary dose. Although the vaccination rate of the supplementary dose is higher than that of other age groups, the essence of the second dose is Vaccination rates are still low compared to other age groups.
Chen Shizhong appealed that although the Omicron variant has a tendency to become milder and the number of severe cases is very small, the elderly are still at risk of severe death, and they should still call for an early vaccination to protect themselves.
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