A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California — heightening the risk of a summer wave as ...

The recent death in Japan of Taiwan actress and television host Barbie Hsu, also known as Big S, from flu-triggered pneumonia has prompted an outpouring of cherished memories from her fans.

The government-funded flu vaccination program in Taiwan began offering the quadrivalent flu vaccine in 2019. ACIP head Lee Ping-ing (李秉穎), a professor at National Taiwan University Hospital, yesterday ...

Taiwan's government is buying 100,000 more doses of flu vaccine to meet soaring demand since celebrity Barbie Hsu died of flu complications last week. Taiwan won't take reciprocal tariffs against ...

Yet her death is part of a larger trend that Taiwan has ignored for too long — our collective underestimation of the flu and our low uptake of the annual flu vaccine. I, like many Taiwanese of my ...

News of Hsu’s death also sparked a surge in demand for flu shots in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Taiwan had to purchase an additional 100,000 doses of the vaccine, as its publicly funded doses were ...

Barbie Hsu's death from flu complications has led to a surge in flu vaccinations in Taiwan. With government-funded vaccine stocks rapidly decreasing, priority is being given to senior citizens and ...

TAIWAN experienced a surge in influenza vaccinations following the death of actress Barbie Hsu, according to China Press. The Taipei Health Department reported that over 6,000 people received flu ...

Hospitals and health agencies in Taiwan have reported a surge in flu vaccine inquiries after news broke that Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu died in Japan from influenza-related pneumonia. According to ...

Following the death of Barbie Hsu (Hsu Shiyuan, also known as Big S), a renowned Taiwan-born actress and TV host, which was partly attributed to influenza, discussions about the flu in Japan have ...

That is why the influenza shots are important every winter. I wonder if she caught the flu in Japan or brought it with her from China. Hopefully immigration will reintroduce the temperature checks for ...