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Su: 3 Vaccine Shipments Today
發佈於 2021-07-15 13:22:04
Premier Su Tseng-chang says Taiwan will be getting three shipments (運輸的貨物) of vaccine today.
One million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine donated by Japan is expected to arrive in a few hours.
Another 550 thousand AZ doses and 350 thousand Moderna doses that the Taiwan government purchased are also scheduled for delivery around the same time.
This will bring Taiwan's total vaccine count to nearly 9 million.
(EG)
Former AIT Director Christensen Leaves Taiwan
發佈於 2021-07-15 13:22:04
Former American Institute in Taiwan Director Brent Christensen has left the country.
He boarded an United Airlines flight back to the United States this morning.
Responding to media questions about whether he plans to visit Taiwan again in the future, he said he will.
In a Facebook post, President Tsai Ing-wen wished him a good journey, saying that Taiwan will always be with him.
Christensen's successor, Sandra Oudkirk, arrived in Taiwan earlier this week and is currently (目前) undergoing quarantine.
(EG)
KMT Chairman Criticizes Vaccine Rollout
發佈於 2021-07-15 13:22:04
KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang this morning criticized Taiwan's vaccine acquisiton (獲得) and rollout progress on his Facebook page.
Chiang said it's better to have a surplus of vaccines than be unable to reach the entire population.
He said the government should understand the concept of "overdeployment", and that surplus vaccines could be donated to other countries, extending the "Taiwan can help" mission.
Chiang also wrote that only 16.79 percent of residents had received their first vaccination, which is below the global average of 25.61 percent.
The KMT chairman said vaccines have become a strategic material, and that a far-sighted government should have a concept of risk in vaccine planning.
He accused health minister Chen Shih-chung of worrying about purchasing too many vaccines.
(RD)
Tokyo Reports New High in COVID19 Infections
發佈於 2021-07-15 13:22:04
Tokyo has reported more than eleven hundred new COVID-19 infections, the first time in half a year.
And, a cluster of infections occurred in a hotel hosting a Brazilian delegation of athletes, just over a week before the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
John Matthews has more in Tokyo.
Haiti Receives COVAX Vaccines
發佈於 2021-07-15 13:22:05
Haiti has received its first coronavirus vaccine since the pandemic began, welcoming 500,000 doses as the country battles a spike (非常高的數量) in cases and deaths.
The Pan American Health Organization said late Wednesday that the United States donated the doses via the United Nations' COVAX program for low-income countries.
Haiti's minister of public health says the vaccine will be administered for free.
Haiti has reported more than 19,300 confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 480 deaths as it fights a wave of COVID-19 cases that has forced hospitals to turn away patients.
Experts believe those numbers are widely underreported since there is scant (少量的；不足的) testing in Haiti, which has more than 11 million people.