COVID variants 結果共5筆

Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed that the COVID-19 variant JN.1 has been sporadically detected in Taiwan’s local cases. JN.1 is an offspring of the BA.2.86 variant and was first detected in Taiwan on Oct. 20 through a traveler from Japan. The local proportion of the JN.1 strain is below 5 percent, indicating that it has not become the dominant strain. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the continued use of the XBB.1.5 vaccine strain, which has been shown to be effective against JN.1 and other emerging variants.

With the Lunar New Year holiday fast approaching, doctors in Taiwan are warning of a possible spread of COVID variants and the Norovirus during this time of family gathering. 

Taiwan is seeing a rise in severe flu cases this year as the pandemic subsides and mask mandates are eased.  

The Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants have continued to spread in Taiwan. In a recent meeting organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, health experts decided that the next-generation vaccines will be open for vaccination in two phases.

一項針對醫療人員所做的研究顯示，曾罹患2019冠狀病毒疾病（COVID-19）的人不一定能長期預防二度染疫，尤其是面對新的「高關注變異株」（variants of concern）。