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Taiwan's resurgence of the new crown? On July 9, Taiwan's disease control department said that the new crown epidemic peaked around the middle of this month, and the current number of deaths has soared by 55%.
And in this process, there will be a corresponding shortage of vaccines and medicines.
In our impression, the new crown seems to have disappeared a long time ago, and nucleic acid testing has passed a year or two, so what is going on in Taiwan?
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The current situation of the new crown in Taiwan
Regarding this incident, some netizens in the comment area said that the epidemic has actually been there all along, but many people treat him as a common cold.
The current wave of the epidemic in Taiwan already belongs to the sixth wave, which is the omic velvet epidemic period. In response to this wave of the epidemic, Zeng Shuhui, a spokesperson for Taiwan's disease management, said that as of last week, Taiwan had 126,000 infections, and it is likely to reach 130,000 after this week.
And related deaths have surged by 55%, with 64 new deaths known to have occurred last week, compared to 99 the previous week.
Among them, the elderly account for nearly 9 percent, and infants and young children are also groups with low immunity, which are also likely to be affected, so parents should strengthen the protection of the elderly and children.
Usually it is necessary to supplement sufficient nutrients and strengthen the corresponding physical exercise, and sometimes the immunity is often more critical than some drugs.
And although the situation is not as severe as it was in 20 years, the "long COVID" still exists, and many people have encountered two yangs, three yangs and even four yangs one after another, but the symptoms are not so serious.
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There is a shortage of vaccines and medicines
The main strains currently circulating in Taiwan are Kp.2. and xdv.1, which are not only highly infectious, but also immune evasion.
The good news is that compared with the original virus, the strength of these derivative descendants has weakened a lot, and the bad news is that less than 20% of the people here have been vaccinated.
Before the 2024 election, Taiwan even exposed the black case of "high-end vaccine" procurement, and the DPP abandoned so many high-quality options and instead chose a vaccine company with strength in the middle and lower reaches for procurement, and the other party did not even obtain WHO certification.
There are too many operations, no wonder the people's willingness to be vaccinated is not so high. Faced with this situation, Zeng Shuhui once had to call out to the people, and Taiwan still has more than 2 million doses of vaccines waiting to be administered.
Unfortunately, due to the continuous update of the strain, the protection of the XBB vaccine against the human body is also weakening, and the price of the essential drug "Punapain" for residents has also increased and the purchase has begun to be restricted.
"Punapain" is a commonly used antipyretic and painkiller drug, and its price per box will be increased by 5% in July, which is about 10-15 yuan more expensive than before.
Some pharmacies have stipulated that one card can only buy one set of medicines, and some patients have reported that they have walked around the pharmacy and found nothing.
But you still have to take medicine when you are sick, so Taiwan's pharmacists give residents a trick to buy some drugs with the same ingredients, and compared to generic drugs, they are cheaper, and the ingredients of the medicine will almost always have some effect.
However, this is not a long-term way after all, and it is what the Taiwan authorities should do more to develop corresponding drugs as soon as possible and increase the vaccination rate.
Although it is not 100% antiviral after vaccination, the symptoms are significantly reduced, which is similar to the common cold.
On June 17, a former pediatrician in Taiwan said that the situation of unvaccinated infections will be relatively serious, accompanied by high fever, soreness and other conditions, and drug reserves must be well planned.
Novavax XBB vaccine
There is also the loss of nursing staff, which is probably a headache in Taiwan, the number of consultations is increasing, but the corresponding medical staff are insufficient.
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Caregiver attrition
Li Yongping, the former deputy mayor of Taipei, said in "Shaokang War Room" that her father wanted to go to the hospital at that time, but he couldn't get in after waiting for 2 days.
Even if she begged everywhere, it was useless, and even if there were empty beds and no nursing staff, her father was even lying in the emergency room for a while.
Although there is a shortage of nursing staff in the beds, they are not easy, and these nursing staff are so busy that they don't even have time to eat, sometimes from noon until 3 p.m.
At the same time, the working hours of nursing staff are also increasing, but wages are decreasing, and the original number of health insurance approvals is also discounted by 70%.
And what caused all this is the situation after the DPP came to power, medical staff worked so hard all day, even risking their own safety to work on the front line, but so far the overtime pay during the epidemic has not been paid.
In this situation, caregivers are also ordinary people who have their own families to support, and many caregivers choose to leave their jobs in this situation.
After they left, the hospital had no way to complete the substitution, so it could only lock up about 3 percent of the wards, which also increased the burden on patients.
Those in power in Taiwan have either devoted their minds to licking the United States, or they have engaged in infighting, and they have given too little thought to the people, and it is precisely because of their various policy mistakes that those consequences have been passed on to the ordinary people of Taiwan.
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Epidemic prevention measures
Fortunately, in response to the spread of the current epidemic, the Taiwan authorities have launched a number of response strategies.
On the one hand, within the healthcare system, efforts are being made to optimize the allocation of medical resources to ensure that healthcare facilities have the beds and medical workers they need to respond to the pandemic.
On the other hand, strengthen cooperation with pharmaceutical companies to ensure quality and quantity to ensure the normal use of drugs by the public.
Still, in the face of a rapidly spreading pandemic, no one knows whether these responses will be sufficient to resolve the current crisis.
At the same time, medical professionals in Taiwan have also called on the masses to remain calm and rational and avoid panic and unnecessary tension.
When people are self-preventing, they can strengthen exercise to enhance their physical fitness, of course, vaccination is also a good choice, and they should also pay attention to the official information in time and make timely response strategies.
Some experts predict that this wave of the epidemic may not improve until September, so for the people of Taiwan, the fight against the epidemic cannot be relaxed for a moment.
We hope that the people of Taiwan can overcome the haze brought about by the epidemic as soon as possible and return to normal life as before.
In this process, everyone should play their part and work together to build a strong line of defense to ensure everyone's health and safety.
Reference Sources:
[1] Minnan Net 99 new deaths last week, Taiwan's new crown deaths soared
[2] Taiwan Strait Network Taiwan's official warning: Taiwan's new crown severe cases and deaths have doubled in a single week
[3] Oriental Finance Magazine Taiwan's "high-end vaccine" procurement fraud case has revealed the inside story again
[4] Straits Herald Taiwan has a serious loss of nursing staff, and the former deputy mayor of Taipei City exploded: his father had waited in the emergency room for two days