Taiwan to Pay Family of Child Who Died After 2 Doses of COVID Vaccine

A medical staff member prepares a COVID-19 vaccine dose at the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on March 22, 2021. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

Taiwan’s government will grant 3.5 million New Taiwan Dollars (about $114,000) to the family of a child who died of sudden myocarditis after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, an official said on Sunday.

Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) spokesperson Lo Yi-chun said the family was among the 10 applicants eligible for compensation from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Focus Taiwan reported.