This fall and winter, influenza and SARS could be confused. Until recently, flu vaccinations were focused on people 65 and older. This September we could launch an early universal flu vaccination program aimed at rapidly distinguishing SARS from flu symptoms. Flu vaccinations would thus become an effective differentiation tool, with high-risk groups such as the elderly, medical personnel, and hospital patients in the vanguard.
秋冬來時，流行性感冒與 SARS 可能會混淆，以往流感疫苗都是針對六十五歲以上的老人施打，今年我們會提早到九月開始全面施打流感疫苗，目的是希望很快區分 SARS 和感冒症狀，讓接種流感疫苗變成鑑別工具，將先鎖定老年人、醫事人員和住院病患等高危險群。