
肺炎為國人第3大死因,今年受益於健康幣政策,65歲以上長者肺炎鏈球菌疫苗接種率提升,但仍有約290萬名長者尚未完整接種,疾管署呼籲符合資格者把握機會。
疾管署公布今年65歲以上長者肺炎鏈球菌疫苗接種完成率提升至40.9%,累積侵襲性肺炎鏈球菌感染症病例較去年同期降約2成。雖已達今年40%目標,但仍有約290萬人未完整接種,呼籲符合公費資格者盡速前往接種。
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肺炎為國人第3大死因,肺炎鏈球菌為主要引發原因。疾管署推動成人疫苗轉換政策與健康幣提升接種率。
疾管署副署長林明誠呼籲,符合肺炎鏈球菌疫苗公費資格的民眾務必踴躍前往接種。
〔記者林志怡/台北報導〕肺炎是國人第3大死因,肺炎鏈球菌更是引發肺炎的主要原因之一。今(2026)年受益於健康幣,我國65歲以上長者肺炎鏈球菌疫苗接種完成率已由32%提升至40.9%,但仍有約290萬名長者尚未完整接種疫苗,占比仍接近6成,疾管署呼籲符合資格的民眾踴躍前往接種。
疾管署指出,今年截至11月9日共累計239例侵襲性肺炎鏈球菌感染症(IPD)確定病例,以65歲以上民眾約占5成為多;病例數較去年同期降低約2成,為3年來同期新低,其中30例死亡亦為4年同期新低,顯示推動肺炎鏈球菌疫苗接種的成效。
疾管署說明,今年1月15日及8月10日起陸續實施成人疫苗轉換政策,目前公費提供65歲(含)以上長者、55-64歲原住民及19-64歲侵襲性肺炎鏈球菌感染症(IPD)高風險對象接種1劑20價或21價結合型肺炎鏈球菌疫苗(PCV20及PCV21)。
自轉換政策起至今年11月9日,全國65歲以上長者接種PCV20已達29.4萬劑,接種PCV21已達9.8萬劑,接種完成率由32%提升至40.9%,已提前達到今年度接種目標40%,將持續提升疫苗覆蓋率,朝明年底前接種完成率達45%邁進。
疾管署呼籲,「從未接種任何肺炎鏈球菌疫苗」或「僅接種PCV13/15」或「僅接種23價肺炎鏈球菌多醣體疫苗(PPV23)」者,仍可接種1劑PCV20或PCV21,截至目前65歲以上未完整接種者仍約290萬人,為完整個人免疫保護力,符合公費資格者可在合約院所或各地方政府衛生局設置的社區接種站接種。
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明年底前接種完成率達45%
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