President Tsai First Taiwanese to Get Locally-Made Vaccine

President Tsai First Taiwanese to Get Locally-Made Vaccine
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (L) receives a souvenir during her inspection of a Republic of China Navy (commonly called the Taiwan Navy) fleet in Keelung, Taiwan, on March 8, 2021. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen received her first dose of the island’s domestically developed CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, vaccine on Aug. 23, launching its rollout to the public.

The vaccine, made by Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp., was given emergency approval by regulators in July using a shortcut that prompted fierce opposition from parts of Taiwan’s medical and scientific community.