Parents Rush to Get Children Vaccinated 六都兒童疫苗大型接種站開打 人潮湧入

The epidemic situation continues to worsen, and the majority of children remain unprotected. Therefore, the Central Epidemic Command Center has set up seven vaccination sites in the six special municipalities for children aged five to 11.

Getting vaccinated can help protect children against COVID-19. Therefore, many parents are rushing to get their children vaccinated in light of the worsening domestic epidemic situation.

Ms. He, Parent: “His kindergarten was making arrangements, but it will still take some time for them to compile the list. I heard about this vaccination site yesterday, so I rushed to bring him here.”

Ms. Lin, Parent: “We had an appointment at National Taiwan University Hospital, but it was more inconvenient there and more convenient here.”

Some children couldn't get vaccinated at school due to school closures, so their grandparents took them to a vaccination site to receive the jab.

First Grader: “I'm really happy. Why is that? Because I won't get COVID-19, because I knew it wouldn't hurt because I got the flu vaccine before.”

Seven large-scale vaccination sites for children aged 5 to 11 opened on June 1. They will remain open during the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend, and will primarily be offering the Pfizer-BNT vaccine. Each site will offer 2,000 to 3,000 vaccines a day. Appointments can be made online, and walk-ins are also accepted. The site in Taipei is located at Liberty Square, and it opened at 8:30 a.m. Two hundred children were vaccinated in less than one hour. Doctors remind parents to be aware of side effects.

Hou Ming-chih, Vice Superintendent, Taipei Veterans General Hospital: “Go to a hospital if your child has a fever of over 38 degrees for over 48 hours or difficulties breathing and a doctor will help to diagnose.”

The Central Epidemic Command Center said there are vaccination sites at Taipei's Liberty Square, New Taipei City's Banqiao Station, Taoyuan's Taoyuan Arena and Army Academy, Taichung's National Museum of Natural Sciences, Tainan's Tainan Public Library, and Kaohsiung's Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. Children who have recovered from COVID-19 shouldn't get vaccinated until three months pass since their recovery.

一針打下去，小朋友痛得哇哇大哭，不過可以獲得保護力，避免感染新冠病毒，有不少家長因為擔心本土疫情，特地帶家中孩童來打疫苗。

家長何小姐說：「因為他現在幼稚園，本來有預約，可能造冊還要一點時間，那昨天看到這個快打站 就趕快來。」家長林小姐則說：「因為我原本是有預約台大醫院，但是我覺得那裡還要，就是很麻煩，這邊就比較方便。」

也有小朋友因為學校停課，無法及時在校園接種，改由阿公陪同來打疫苗。

國小一年級學童楊同學說：「我很開心（為什麼呢）因為我不會得新冠肺炎，因為我知道不會痛，因為我以前打過感冒疫苗。」

全台7個5到11歲兒童疫苗大型接種站，6月1日起開打，端午連假也不休息，主要提供輝瑞BNT疫苗，平均每站提供2千到3千劑名額，除了可上網預約，有可隨到隨打，台北自由廣場接種站，1日上午8點半開打，短短1個多小時，就有200多名兒童完成接種，醫師提醒家長，回家後要留意孩子施打後、疫苗副作用。

台北榮總副院長侯明志表示：「發燒38度以上超過48小時，或者兒童有比較喘促，隨時到醫院來，醫師來給你做一些診斷。」

疫情指揮中心表示，除了台北自由廣場，新北板橋車站、桃園巨蛋體育館、桃園陸軍專科學校、台中自然科學博物館、台南市立圖書總館及高雄展覽館，也都可提供家長選擇，但若孩子曾經染疫，就必須在確診康復3個月後，才能接種疫苗。