According to Taiwan media reports, Taiwan’s border intercepted 2 cases of BQ.1.1 and 1 case of XBB! Luo Yijun, deputy head of the Medical Response Team of the Taiwan Authority Command Center, said on the 17th that in terms of local cases, 40 new cases of BA.5 were detected. In addition, in response to the failure of " Disease Control Department " to impose a high-end fine in accordance with the contract, Wang Bisheng of the Command Center clarified that the fines were all handled in accordance with the contract provisions, emphasizing that "there is no so-called escort issue" and also requiring the high-end to supplement the information on vaccine protection benefits reports on both the island and the outside of the island.
17 Japan Turkish added 28,806 new confirmed cases, another 53 deaths, and 2 cases of BQ.1.1 and 1 case of XBB were intercepted overseas. Regarding the new variants intercepted, Luo Yijun said that the related variants all include increased transmission power, immune escape and decreased vaccine protection. But he reminded that the latest next generation is mainly designed for Omicron, and it still has a cross-protective effect on these mutants, which can reduce the risk of complications and death.
In addition, according to the information on adverse vaccine reactions released by the command center, a 92-year-old woman died 10 days after vaccination, the fifth death toll for the next generation of vaccination so far. In response, Zhuang Renxiang, spokesman of the command center, said that the case had received four doses of Moderna vaccine, but died of no breathing on October 3 after receiving the next-generation vaccine on September 23. It is still under judicial inspection and will assist the family in applying for vaccine relief.
Taiwan's audit department last week proposed a special investigation report on the implementation of COVID-19 vaccine procurement, pointing out that there are five major shortcomings in vaccine procurement, including high-end expired delivery, but the "Disease Administration" did not issue light punishments in accordance with the contract, and did not really estimate people's needs, resulting in expired and destruction of vaccines. The Kuomintang's Legislative Yuan Party Group also held a press conference on the 17th, questioning that Chen Shizhong, then the epidemic prevention commander, was escorting the high-end.
