FLU SEASON: The CDC said that preschool children and people 65 years or older are eligible for vaccines starting today, as they are in high-risk groups for flu

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 08, 2019
By: Lee I-chia  /  Staff reporter

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said the second phase of government-funded flu vaccinations is to begin today for people 65 years or older and preschool children.

However, only 1,305 local public health centers and medical facilities, excluding Matsu, would provide the service today, as this phase of the program begins when many healthcare facilities are closed, the CDC said.

During the week, eligible vaccine recipients could still be vaccinated at the 4,090 healthcare facilities and public health centers across the nation, the agency added.

The government-funded vaccine this year, which would be provided in three phases to people in higher-risk categories, is a quadrivalent vaccine that protects against two strains of influenza A and two strain of influenza B, it said.    [FULL  STORY]