
流感進入流行期,疾管署報告最近一週流感門急診就診11萬5136人次,較前一週增加11.0%,急診就診百分比達11.2%突破流行閾值。公共衛生師林進鴻提醒,感染風險與重症風險不同,65歲以上及慢性病患者重症比例高,呼籲正確認識風險、適時休息、做好個人防護與及早就醫,強調疫苗價值在降低重症而非完全防感染,倡導健康識能成為生活習慣以守護個人與醫療體系韌性。
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流感進入流行期,疾管署監測顯示最近一週流感門急診就診人數增加,急診就診百分比突破11.0%的流行閾值,流感病毒以A型H1N1為主流株。
〔健康頻道/綜合報導〕流感進入流行期了。疾管署表示,最近一週的流感門急診就診共11萬5136人次,較前一週10萬3699人次增加11.0%,急診就診百分比達11.2%,突破11.0%的流行閾值;目前流感病毒以A型為主,其中A型H1N1占79.4%,上週新增105例流感重症病例及19例死亡病例,感染型別也以A型H1N1較多。
公共衛生師林進鴻表示,面對這些數字,我們既不需要恐慌,也不應因為已經與流感、COVID-19共處多年,就認為「只是感冒」。公共衛生真正重要的工作,是讓每個人能夠理解自己的健康風險,知道什麼時候可以在家休息、什麼時候應該就醫,以及如何避免把疾病傳給身邊的人。
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林進鴻提醒,有個觀念很重要:「感染風險與重症風險並不是同一件事。」流感與COVID-19都可能發生在不同年齡層,但發展成重症的風險並非平均分布。本流感季重症病例中,65歲以上占65.1%,具有慢性病史者占82.8%;COVID-19重症病例中,65歲以上占72.7%,具有慢性病史者占83.0%。因此,看到疫情升溫時,公共衛生不只是問「今天有多少人感染」,更應該問「哪些人感染後需要特別注意」。
林進鴻提醒,家中若有長輩、幼兒、孕婦、慢性疾病患者或免疫功能較弱者,呼吸道疾病流行期間就值得多一分留意。但「需要多注意」不代表必須停止正常生活,而是把防護措施用在適當的時間與地方。
最基本的防護,其實仍是我們熟悉的生活習慣。勤洗手、咳嗽或打噴嚏時注意呼吸道禮節,室內保持適度通風;進入人潮擁擠、通風不佳場所,或自己出現呼吸道症狀時,可以依環境及自身健康風險適當佩戴口罩。
林進鴻強調,過去不少人常把帶病上班、上課視為一種責任感,但從公共衛生角度來看,出現發燒、咳嗽、流鼻水或喉嚨痛等症狀時,適度在家休息、減少不必要的近距離接觸,既有助於自身恢復,也能降低疾病在職場、校園與家庭中繼續傳播。這不是脆弱,而是一種對自己與他人負責的健康行為。
林進鴻提醒,多數呼吸道感染可逐漸自行痊癒,但若出現呼吸困難、急促、胸痛、意識改變、明顯缺氧,或是持續高燒超過 24 至 48 小時、服退燒藥後仍難以退燒,應立即就醫。當出現相關症狀時,建議先進行流感或 COVID-19 快篩,這能幫助高風險族群迅速確認病因。特別是高齡者與慢性病患,即使症狀看似輕微,也應在發病初期儘速就醫,才能把握黃金治療期並及時投藥。及早辨識重症並及時就醫,不只是臨床治療的重點,更是守護生命、降低死亡率的核心公衛策略。
林進鴻表示,流感與COVID-19疫苗的公共衛生價值,不應被簡化成「打了就不會感染」。病毒會變異,疫苗保護力也會隨時間改變,因此現行政策更重視降低感染後重症、住院及死亡的風險。對年長者、具有慢性疾病或其他重症風險因素者而言,依自身健康情形與醫療專業建議適時接種,是最有效且應優先採行的預防措施。政府也應持續公開疫苗效益、安全監測與不良事件資訊,讓民眾在充分資訊下做健康決定。
林進鴻認為,當大量呼吸道疾病在短時間內集中發生,受到影響的不只有感染者。急診壅塞、住院需求增加,也可能間接影響其他需要醫療服務的人。因此,個人做好手部衛生、生病休息、適當戴口罩、疫苗接種及及早就醫,看似只是日常小事,累積起來卻能減少疾病傳播與醫療負荷。
經歷COVID-19疫情之後,我們真正應該留下的,不只是口罩、快篩或疫苗,而是一套更成熟的健康識能。
知道疫情正在改變,但不因數字恐慌;知道自己可能感染,但也知道如何降低風險;生病時願意休息,有危險徵兆知道及早就醫;面對疫苗與治療資訊,能依科學證據與自身健康情形作出選擇。
好的防疫,不是讓每個人害怕疾病,而是讓每個人在需要的時候,知道該做什麼。流感進入流行期,COVID-19仍持續傳播。此刻最值得再次提醒的,或許不是某一個日期,而是把正確的衛生教育重新帶回日常生活。當健康知識成為生活習慣,個人保護、家庭健康與醫療體系韌性才能真正連成一張安全網。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
流感疫情將在未來數週持續,重症病例可能隨長者與慢性病患感染增加而上升
Likely · Within weeks
公共衛生將持續強調個人防護與疫苗接種的重要性,特別是對高風險群體
Very likely · Within weeks

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