More COVID-19 Vaccines Coming to Taiwan as Cases Spike

More COVID-19 Vaccines Coming to Taiwan as Cases Spike
A healthcare frontline worker prepares people to get their rapid test following a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 17, 2021. Ann Wang/Reuters
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TAIPEI—Much-needed COVID-19 vaccines should be coming to Taiwan soon, the GAVI Vaccine Alliance said on Monday, as the chip-producing island’s limited supplies run short during a spike in cases that has left the government scrambling for supplies.

A surge of coronavirus infections in Taiwan, one of the world’s COVID-19 mitigation success stories, has led to its stock of 300,000 doses rapidly running out, with only about 1 percent of its 23 million people vaccinated.