Yunlin County News Reference 2014.1.10
Cause of Cold weather, so flu patients’ number is getting higher. Although the temperature is falling, the influenza epidemic is still difficult to cool down. The secretary of Yunlin County Health Bureau, Wu Zhao Jun, indicates the end of December every year to every next year in February and March is the high peak of the flu time, therefore seasonal influenza vaccination is the most effective way to prevent. Appealed to qualify for public funds have not been with the vaccination, please go to each cooperative township clinics or hospitals for vaccine.
Yunlin County has been providing publicly funded influenza vaccine services. Since last October, has been open for public. The inventory still has approximately 9,200 agents. Six categories of objects that match the publicly funded influenza vaccination are: Elderly aged over 65, nursing care facilities residents or rare diseases; the age of 6 months or more children to elementary Grade 6 students; medical and epidemic prevention personnel; livestock industry and animal epidemic prevention personnel; major injury patients; 50 years and older with a high risk of chronic diseases (including: diabetes, heart, lung, vascular disease, chronic liver disease, etc.), should be vaccinated as soon as possible to avoid the threat of influenza.