According to Taiwan media reports, the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center explained the latest epidemic situation on July 3. Spokesperson Zhuang Renxiang said that among the deaths announced on the 20th, there was a man in his 20s who had received three doses of the vaccine and had c

According to Taiwanese media reports, the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center explained the latest epidemic situation on July 3. Spokesperson Zhuang Renxiang said that among the deaths announced on the 20th, there was a man in his 20s who had received three doses of the vaccine and had chronic neurological diseases. . This case began to have symptoms of sneezing and runny nose on June 22. He was hospitalized that day and was given monapiravir drug treatment. During the subsequent course of the disease, he developed pneumonia and respiratory failure and died on June 29.

Zhuang Renxiang also said that among the special severe cases in children announced today, 2 are MIS-C, one of which is a 5-year-old boy with no chronic medical history. He was diagnosed with new coronavirus pneumonia on May 4 and began to have persistent symptoms on June 2. He had fever, cough, vomiting, loss of appetite and other symptoms. He went to the emergency room for medical treatment on June 8. He had swollen lymph nodes in his neck and rashes on his calves on both sides. He also had a high inflammation index. The cardiac ultrasound showed slight coronary artery enlargement, which was suspected. It was MIS-C. He was later admitted to the intensive care unit and treated with immune globulin and steroids. He was transferred out of the ICU on June 12 and discharged on June 16.

Another case is a 7-year-old girl, who also has no history of chronic disease. She received a dose of the Pfizer BNT children's vaccine on June 1, was diagnosed with a positive rapid test on June 5, and received home care. She began to suffer from abdominal pain at the end of June, and I had poor appetite for about 3 to 4 days, developed a fever on June 28, and went to the emergency room for medical treatment on the 29th. Due to vomiting, dry lips, decreased mobility, and elevated inflammation index, I was suspected of having MIS-C, and was admitted to the general pediatric ward on the 30th. Immune globulin and steroid treatment were started, and the fever subsided on July 1. His condition has improved and he is under continued observation. The

command center previously pointed out that children receiving at least one dose of vaccine can reduce the risk of MIS-C by more than 90%. However, Zhuang Renxiang explained that the situation of the 7-year-old girl may be that the time of her vaccination was too close to the time of diagnosis. The vaccination was not completed for 14 days, so the full protection has not yet been exerted.

Zhuang Renxiang added that so far this year, there have been 80 cases of severe illness in children, 25 of which are MIS-C. According to statistics from the command center, there are currently 80 severe cases in children, including 25 cases of MIS-C, 21 cases of encephalitis, 15 cases of pneumonia, 8 cases of croup, 6 deaths at home or before arriving at the hospital, and 3 cases of sepsis. There were 2 cases of illness and 20 out of 80 people died.