CDC announces two new state-funded PCV shots

LARGE RISE: Officials said there were 10,605 hospital visits for COVID-19 last week, up from 4,766 the week before, including 42 severe cases and two deaths By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source New single-dose 20-valent and 21-valent government-funded pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) are to be available from Aug. 10, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday.The centers also reported that there were 10,605 hospital visits for COVID-19 last week — more than double the previous week — while this year’s first death from Japanese encephalitis case was also confirmed.CDC Deputy Director-General Tseng Shu-hui (曾淑慧) said cases of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) are reported throughout the year, with people aged 65 or older making up the majority. Centers f