Taiwan “Deputy Director of CDC” Zhuang Renxiang (Taiwan media data map)
Overseas Network 5 Monkeypox outbreaks have occurred in many countries in the world recently. WHO data shows that the efficacy of smallpox vaccine against monkeypox virus is as high as 85%. Taiwan’s health department said on the 23rd that the smallpox vaccine had been stopped on the island in 1979. It is estimated that people over 45 years old may have been vaccinated, but there is no way to know the number of vaccinations.
Taiwan’s “Deputy Director of the CDC” Zhuang Renxiang said on the 23rd that he has recently noticed that the United States has budgeted to purchase smallpox vaccines, and the Taiwan authorities will pay close attention to the epidemic. On the 22nd, Taiwan’s health department has issued a “Circular Letter to the Medical Community”, encouraging doctors to report to the system if they see a suspected patient for follow-up.
The World Health Organization said on the 21st that human-to-human transmission of monkeypox virus has occurred, and more cases will appear around the world in the future. (Overseas Network Yang Jia)
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