
莫德納全球副總裁Patrick Bergstedt認為,總統賴清德上任後推動的「健康台灣」政策顯示台灣政府有強烈政治決心重視醫療與健康安全,加上現有疾管署、醫療與學術體系,台灣具備應對未來大流行的成功條件,並強調防疫需建立完整生態系而非僅靠疫苗。
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亞太地區近二十多年經歷過SARS、H1N1、MERS及新冠肺炎等多次傳染病流行,凸顯各國需在平日加強醫療安全、資源取得與整備。
新冠肺炎大流行過後,如何備戰下一波潛在疫情已成為各國重要課題。總統賴清德上任以來,力推「健康台灣」相關政策,莫德納全球副總裁Patrick Bergstedt認為,此舉表現台灣重視醫療與健康安全的政策決心,有助於建立更完整的未來大流行整備基礎。
備戰下一波潛在疫情成重要課題
亞太地區近廿多年來經歷過多次傳染性疾病流行,包括SARS、H1N1、MERS及新冠肺炎等,Patrick指出,過去多次傳染病流行均一再凸顯各國在平日就應該多加著墨醫療安全、資源取得與整備等面向,及早做好準備,才能應對隨時可能到來的疾病挑戰。
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Patrick:台灣已具備成功條件
Patrick說,下一波大流行一定會來,各國政府因此將醫療與健康安全的重要性提升到全新的層次,提出不同的計劃與倡議,希望保護國人與重要的決策性產業,但相關整備不是只靠疫苗就夠,需要有完整的防疫生態系,包括強而有力的疾病管制體系、醫療機構、生技產業等,並像交響樂團一般和諧運作,確保各方面的關係人扮演好自己的角色。
賴清德總統上任以來,積極實踐「健康台灣」相關政策與佈局。Patrick認為,「健康台灣」系列政策顯示台灣政府已有強烈的政治決心、願意重視健康與醫療安全,加上台灣既有的疾管署、醫療與學術體系,已具備了成功的條件。
產業盼與政府保持長期合作關係
Patrick分享,莫德納從與墨西哥的合作經驗發現,想建立成功的合作模式,最重要的要素是政府有無展現政治決心,並願意打造持續強調健康安全與韌性的環境,如今越多人意識到健康防禦與國防同等重要,國家的公衛制度、醫療體系、學術基礎建設也是藥廠考慮合作能否成功的重要考量點,政府與整體社會是否「相信疫苗」攸關成敗,也要確保疫苗可以確實配送到每個人手上。
此外,Patrick提到,疫苗開發等生技產業非常吃重技術與資金,業界大多希望能保持長期合作關係,並要能及時得知政府對疫苗的需求,政府則希望能夠知道產業有無能力在需要時供應疫苗,建立通暢的訊息交流管道有助於雙方持續合作,另疫情對社會造成的財產損失不容忽視,如何同步保護戰略重要產業是重要議題。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
莫德納將與台灣政府建立長期疫苗合作關係
Likely · Within months
台灣將進一步強化疾管署與醫療機構的防疫整備
Possible · Within years

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