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Most vaccines 疫苗 are not prescribed under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan

2025 04 18 Owen Yang

Most vaccines are not prescribed under National Health Insurance (NHI) in Taiwan, and therefore not expected to be complete in Prescribing in Taiwan. The Influenza Vaccines #J07BB here does not reflect the immunisation rate in Taiwan, but reflects a short period of time in which some hospitals recorded its use under the NHI, possibly for the convenience of being paid for via the NHI channel. The Tetanus Vaccine #J07AM here reflects the use of this vaccine after injuries.

How many people do we expect to receive tetanus vaccine 破傷風疫苗 in a typical year?

2025 03 16 Owen Yang

Tetanus vaccine (#J07AM) is used to prevent tenanus when there is open wound. Although tetanus vaccine is also a component in routine childhood vaccine, the childhood vaccine is not expected to be recorded in the National Health Insurance becauese it belongs to a different reimbursement scheme. Therefore, the tetanus vaccine recorded in the Taiwan National Health Insurance should mainly be presribed from the tetanus prevention after injury.
In the Prescribing in Taiwan analysis we found at least 1 in 20 teenagers or adults were prescribed tetanus vaccine each year (see graph here). I do not know what to expect, but this rate is really higher than I could have imagined.
there is also a consistent age gap, higher in males and lower in females, receiving tetanus vaccine across all of these age groups. This could be due to gender roles but I find it interesting how consistent the age gap is to the entire age range.

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All ATC codes in this group and OTC availability

J07AM01	tetanus toxoid	not available OTC
J07AM51	tetanus toxoid, combinations with diphtheria toxoid	not available OTC

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Most vaccines 疫苗 are not prescribed under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan

How many people do we expect to receive tetanus vaccine 破傷風疫苗 in a typical year?

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