A local public health study found that methadone maintenance treatment and needle and syringe programs are highly cost-effective in reducing HIV transmission, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞) said yesterday.Lo made the remarks amid a heated debate online over methad
More than 601,000 people received a flu vaccine in the first two days since public-funded vaccination began on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, adding that flu activity is at a peak in Taiwan and increasing in Japan, a popular travel destination for Taiwanese, so getti
The nation’s influenza epidemic is expected to peak this week, with 140,000 to 150,000 weekly outpatient and emergency visits for flu-like illnesses expected, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.The elevated activity could continue until the middle of next month, although the epidem
The first phase of government-funded seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccination begins tomorrow, amid heightened flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.There were 138,654 outpatient and emergency medical visits for flu-like illnesses last week, about 3.2 percent fewer th
