Taiwan Suffers DTap-IPV Vaccine Shortage|因疫影響四合一疫苗缺貨 7/10補足缺口

There is currently a shortage of the 4-in-1 vaccine, which is required for incoming first graders. The Centers for Disease Control says the COVID-19 situation has caused shipping delays of the vaccine, and its reserve stock will be prioritized for first graders.


The DTap-IPV vaccine is a four-in-one vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and polio. It is required for all first graders. Recently, parents have discovered that the vaccine is out of stock at numerous medical centers.

Parents have been taking their children and health handbooks to get vaccinated, and I had to tell them that it can't be done right now. I told some that even though the children are of age, they're not entering schools just yet, so they can postpone it especially since there is a shortage right now.

The Centers for Disease Control says vaccine manufacturers had to adjust their cargo plane dispatches due to COVID-19, delaying shipments by one to two weeks. Statistics show there are 206,900 children entering first grade this year, and the vaccination rate is already over 84 percent. There are approximately 30,000 unvaccinated children. The CDC has sent notices to local health authorities to ask them to reserve their vaccine stocks for incoming first graders. Around 60,000 doses are scheduled to arrive on July 10 for the use of incoming first graders and children aged five or older.

We asked the manufacturers to expedite our orders so that we can replenish our stock. We would like to replenish the stock everywhere before July 10.

The CDC says the effectiveness of pertussis vaccines declines quickly, so this is why it recommends the four-in-one vaccine as a booster for children who have turned five. Parents shouldn't worry about the shortage, and they can make appointments now to get their children vaccinated after the stocks are replenished.



就是這支「四合一」疫苗，包括「白喉、破傷風、非細胞性百日咳及不活化小兒麻痺混合疫苗」，是小一新生入學前、必須完成的常規疫苗，不過近來有不少家長反映，跑了好幾家醫療院所都打不到，疫苗缺貨。

小兒科診所醫師 林應然表示：「他(家長)就帶著健康手冊，帶小朋友要來打了啊！有些他來到這邊，我說現在不行啦！你今年還沒有要入學，雖然你年齡已經到了，但是你還沒有要入學，所以因為現在缺貨狀態，你就暫緩再打。」

疾管署表示，受到疫情影響，廠商貨機調度、延遲一到兩週，導致疫苗無法如期鋪貨，而根據統計，今年新生入學的學童有20.69萬人，整體接種率已達八成四，還有3萬多人還沒打，因此已行文給各地方衛生局，將庫存留給今年將入學的小一新生施打，預計7月10號，還會有6萬劑疫苗到貨，到時除了可補足小一新生缺口，連滿5歲幼童也都能打得到。

疾管署簡任技正 陳淑芳表示：「我們已經緊急請廠商，儘快加速我們的補貨量，如果加上封緘的時間，大概在…希望在7月10號之前，全部鋪到全國的所有的點。」

疾管署強調，因考量之前接種過的百日咳抗體、容易衰退，因此才會在滿5歲後、到入學前，再接種一劑四合一疫苗補強，因此家長不必過度擔憂，建議可先與醫療院所或衛生單位預約，等到有貨、再帶孩子施打，不必擔心打不到。