
流感與新冠肺炎疫情持續降溫,疾管署呼籲高風險族群盡速接種疫苗。
疾管署指出,上週流感單週死亡人數達46例創今年新高,預計11月中下旬脫離流行期;新冠肺炎最快下週脫離。官方呼籲高風險族群盡速接種疫苗以降低重症與死亡風險。
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流感與新冠肺炎疫情持續在台灣流行,疾管署持續監控疫情並呼籲高風險族群接種疫苗。
林明誠表示,流感預計11月中下旬脫離流行期,新冠肺炎疫情則預計最快下週脫離流行期。
流感、新冠肺炎仍處於流行期,疾管署指出,上週流感單週死亡人數達到46例,創下今年新高,雖疫情持續降溫,但預計11月中下旬才會脫離流行期,新冠肺炎疫情則預計最快下週脫離流行期,呼籲風險族群仍應盡速接種疫苗,降低感染後重症或死亡風險。
疾管署副署長林明誠指出,目前流感、新冠肺炎都仍處於流行期間,其中流感疫情連續3週緩降,但上週仍新增144例流感併發重症病例,且單週死亡人數46例創今年新高,流感死亡人數屬於疫情落後指標,目前這一波流感疫情高峰已過,預計10月中旬疫情會持續降溫,並於11月中下旬脫離流行期。
林詠青提醒,長者、幼兒、慢性病患等高風險族群,應盡速完成疫苗接種。
新冠肺炎疫情方面,上週疫情仍持續降溫,上週新增21例本土重症病例及15例本土死亡病例。林明誠表示,新冠肺炎疫情最快下週脫離流行期,但呼籲高齡長者、幼兒、慢性病患等高風險族群仍應盡速完成疫苗接種,在下一波流行高峰到來前獲得保護力。
疾管署防疫醫師林詠青說明,上週較年輕的流感死亡個案中包括一名北部40多歲男性,本身有腦出血、肝硬化病史,未接種上季與本季流感疫苗,10月初開始出現發燒、咳嗽、呼吸困難等症狀,並前往急診就醫,檢查發現血壓偏低與低血氧,經流感快篩為A型流感陽性,且胸部X光顯示雙側肺炎。
林詠青說,因個案急診就醫時持續有急性呼吸窘迫情況,收住加護病房後,給予抗生素、抗病毒藥物治療,後併發敗血性休克、呼吸衰竭惡化,於住院一週後過世,死因為流感併發肺炎、敗血性休克與多重器官衰竭。
針對新冠肺炎死亡個案,林詠青表示,其中一名中部50多歲男性,本身有糖尿病、高血壓、慢性肺病、末期腎病病史,個案僅於2022年接種2劑新冠肺炎疫苗,此後均未再接種疫苗,於9月下旬出現咳嗽、流鼻水、全身酸痛,且陸續出現呼吸困難,因此到急診就醫。
林詠青表示,個案於急診觀察到低血氧、胸部X光顯示有肺炎,經快篩為新冠肺炎陽性,收治加護病房並緊急血液透析,給予抗生素、抗病毒藥物治療,9月底出現意識改變、心律不整,雖急救恢復生命徵象,但意識尚未恢復,並於住院2週後於10月初過世,死因為新冠肺炎感染併發心臟與多重器官衰竭。
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流感預計11月中下旬脫離流行期
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新冠肺炎疫情預計最快下週脫離流行期
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