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Taiwan to increase purchase of vaccine after pandemic declaration
Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2009-06-12 06:07 PM
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – As the World Health Organization raised H1N1 flu alert to pandemic level, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced today to increase overseas purchase of flu vaccines to 5 million shots.
Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan said Friday the government would double the number of overseas vaccine procurement to 5 million from 2.5 million shots, which, along with 5 million seasonal flu vaccines, will be available for injection in early autumn.
Adimmune Corp., a Taichung-based manufacturer of flu vaccines, said the production capacity of its new plant was up to 30 million vaccines. After necessary procedures of factory certification, human test, and vaccine registration are completed, domestically manufactured H1N1 flu vaccines can hit the market in October at the earliest, said the company.
According to a foreign pharmaceutical company, the mass production of new flu vaccine has just begun, and will be ready for delivery in August or September.
The CECC proclaimed new measures on Friday following a meeting between Cabinet officials and experts: speed-up of purchases and stockpiling of necessary materials in the wake of a second wave of flu spread; full monitoring of virus activities in the place of report system by doctors; strengthening health insurance resources in treatment of patients.
The Center also advised major international events including World Games in Kaohsiung and Deaflympic Games in Taipei to be held as scheduled, claimed the Executive Yuan will draft a special statute to be reviewed by the Legislative Yuan, and urged the public to cooperate with government’s disease-prevention measures.
The Department of Health (DOH) announced to shift the focus of the combat against the disease from “blocking its spread” to “decreasing its severity” by speeding up stockpiles.
DOH Center for Disease Control Director-General Kuo Hsu-sung said Taiwan so far had good efforts in prevention of flu spread, but should make full preparations for outbreaks within community.
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