Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) Patients with both COVID-19 and influenza infections can develop more obvious mild symptoms including nasal congestion, cough, fever, headache and muscle aches, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday, citing a foreign study.
Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) More than 141,000 people in Taiwan received a flu shot on Saturday, when the government launched this year's free vaccination program, which was a 14 percent increase from the previous year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Sunday.
Infectious disease experts yesterday urged the public not to take the threat of COVID-19 lightly, especially people with pre-existing conditions, as early treatment could save lives.
As domestic cases yesterday broke the 10,000 mark, the Ministry of Health and Welfare predicted that the daily count could reach 18,000 by tomorrow and 37,000 by Thursday next week.
The Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwan (IDS) and Infection Control Society of Taiwan in the morning issued a joint statement providing context to the outbreak.
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been associated globally with low hospitalization and death rates, the groups said.
However, after battling outbreaks for
Taipei, June 11 (CNA) Lee Chin-yun (李慶雲), a pediatrician and pioneer in vaccine development in Taiwan, died Friday at the age of 94, the Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwan said the same day.