‘Forces for Good Will Prevail’—Taiwan Welcomes Massive US Vaccine Aid

‘Forces for Good Will Prevail’—Taiwan Welcomes Massive US Vaccine Aid
A medical worker displays a Moderna vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus at Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital in Taipei on June 9, 2021. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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TAIPEI—Taiwan reacted with an outpouring of thanks to the United States for shipping 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the major semiconductor-producing island, more than doubling its arsenal as it deals with a rise in domestic infections.

Washington initially had promised to donate 750,000 doses but increased that number as President Joe Biden’s administration advances its pledge to send 80 million U.S.-made shots around the world.