
台南市長黃偉哲宣布公費流感及新冠疫苗自10月1日起開打,接種者可依疫苗類型獲得450至900不等的健康幣,市府已備妥充足疫苗並建置預約系統,呼籲高風險族群盡早接種以降低重症風險。
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台南市府配合中央政策,自10月1日起提供公費流感及新冠疫苗接種,並結合健康幣激勵措施提升接種率。
2026/10/01 11:32
今(1)日公費流感與新冠疫苗開打,民眾接種可獲健康幣。(台南市府提供)
〔記者洪瑞琴/台南報導〕公費流感及COVID-19疫苗今(1)日起正式開打,台南市長黃偉哲前往南區南都里活動中心,與醫療院所代表共同宣示接種啟動,同時呼籲符合資格民眾依自身時間安排接種,不必擠在首日搶打;今(2026)年中央同步推出「健康幣」,接種新冠疫苗最高可獲900健康幣,流感疫苗450健康幣,肺炎鏈球菌疫苗則有600健康幣。
黃偉哲表示,今年響應「左流右新、護肺顧心」政策,市府已備妥充足疫苗,首日接種人潮若增加,也要求衛生局、衛生所及相關人員掌握各接種站狀況,視需求調整疫苗供應與接種人力,並做好人潮疏導,讓民眾能順利完成接種。
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黃偉哲指出,台南持續結合衛生所、醫療院所及社區力量,提供多元疫苗接種服務,也建置「台南疫苗接種預約系統」,方便市民查詢接種資訊及預約。他呼籲符合資格的市民把握接種時機,提早建立保護力。
衛生局表示,今年中央自今日起推動「健康幣」,18歲以上具健保身分民眾接種流感疫苗可獲450健康幣,接種新冠疫苗可獲900健康幣,接種肺炎鏈球菌疫苗則可獲600健康幣;台南市另結合「台南健康共照雲」推出加碼措施,讓民眾接種疫苗之餘,也能獲得健康回饋。
衛生局提醒,目前流感及新冠疫情均處於流行期,尤其流感疫情持續上升,幼兒、高齡長者、慢性病患者,以及醫事人員、第一線防疫人員等高風險族群,應依接種資格及早接種,降低感染後發生重症的風險。
台南市長黃偉哲(中左)今日到南區南都里活動中心,宣布公費流感及COVID-19疫苗即日起開打。(台南市府提供)

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