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“The fashion of this year is suppressed … it seems to be fashionable or late.”
Applicable to influenza epidemic standards that are not met … To the vulnerable
The government is considering a plan to provide health insurance for the antiviral drug ‘Tamiflu’ before this winter’s influenza (flu) pandemic. Tamiflu’s health insurance target is expected to be the flu-vulnerable class, including the elderly, pregnant women and children.
The Accident Recovery Headquarters of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Ministry of Welfare) (Jungsubon) held a press conference at the Sejong Government Complex on the morning of the 5th and made this announcement.
Earlier, at a meeting of the Central Headquarters for Disasters and Security Countermeasures in the morning of the day, before the flu outbreak began in the middle of this month, it was announced that it is preemptively applying medical insurance to medicines antivirals for high-risk groups such as children, pregnant women, and the elderly.
A heavy water supply official said: “When the Korean Disease Control and Prevention (DMI) declares a flu outbreak, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will apply medical insurance to Tamiflu. Until the declaration, it is not covered, per what you have to pay for prescriptions. “The rest is covered by health insurance.” The Agency monitors how many patients per 1,000 people develop in the event of a seasonal flu outbreak. The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention issues a Flu pandemic warning when the flu epidemic standard of 5.8 per 1,000 people is exceeded.
According to the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, the proportion of patients with influenza (ILI) from 18 to 24 of last month, week 43 of this year, is 1.7 per 1,000 outpatients. This is 4.1 people lower than the influenza epidemic standard of 5.8.
It was analyzed that this year’s flu epidemic alert will be issued later than usual. In the last three years, the combustion pandemic warning was issued on ▲ December 1, 2017 ▲ November 16, 2018 ▲ November 15, 2019.
“This year’s seasonal flu epidemic is being suppressed,” said a Jungsubon official. He explained.
The official said: “If the usual standard is applied, it is expected that the seasonal flu will not break out in Korea or reach the baseline of the epidemic after a considerable period of time.” “In consideration of this situation, the Tamiflu advance will be paid even if it does not fall within the baseline.” We are checking “.
The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention plans to inform the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the need to switch to Tamiflu health insurance in the near future after examining the trend of seasonal flu patients. The Tamiflu health insurance application is expected to be implemented from the vulnerable group first.
A heavy water supply official said: “Since the number of prescriptions for Tamiflu can increase when full insurance is applied up front, we will first consider switching to vulnerable groups such as the elderly and pregnant women.” I decided to do it. “
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