COVID-19 vaccination in Taiwan
 Number of people who received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Taiwan. | |
| Date | 22 March 2021 – present |
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| Location |  Taiwan |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan |
| Target | Immunization against COVID-19 |
| Budget | 18.7 billion NT$[1] |
| Organized by | Taiwan Centers for Disease Control |
| Participants | 1,616,384 total doses administered as of 21 June 2021[2] |
| Outcome | As of 21 June 2021, 6.75% of the Taiwanese population has received at least one dose. |
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COVID-19 vaccination in Taiwan is an ongoing immunization campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country. Following the approval of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on 18 March 2021, vaccinations commenced on 22 March 2021, and will continue throughout the year with the goal of vaccinating 60% of the population by October 2021.[3]
Timeline[edit]
On 3 March 2021, the first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccine arrived.[4]
On 18 March 2021, the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the government of Taiwan,[5] and vaccinations commenced on 22 March 2021. The vaccine is free for all Taiwanese people and long-term residents.[6] Health workers, other frontline workers and seniors were the first inoculated with the vaccine.[7]
On 5 May 2021, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency use by the government of Taiwan,[8] and the first batch of 150,000 doses was delivered on 28 May 2021.[9]
On 31 May 2021, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control announced that 10 million doses of domestically produced vaccines (Medigen and United Biomedical) had been pre-reserved. 5 million of each vaccine were reserved. They are expected to be approved and deployed sometime in July 2021. [10][11]
On 2 June 2021, Taiwan recorded the first case of blood clotting linked to the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination.[12]
On 4 June 2021, Japan donated 1.24 million doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan.[13]
On 6 June 2021, three American senators who arrived in Taiwan announced that the United States will donate 750,000 vaccine doses to Taiwan, the brand of which is still currently unknown.[14]
On 18 June 2021, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control announced that a second shipment of 240,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine were set to arrive in Taiwan from Luxembourg. [15]
Vaccines on order[edit]
| Vaccine | Origin | Progress | Doses ordered | Doses arrived | Approval | Deployment |
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| Oxford–AstraZeneca | United Kingdom, Sweden | phase III clinical trials[16] | 10 million | 726,600 |  18 March 2021[5]
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22 March 2021[6]
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| Moderna | United States | phase III clinical trials | 5.05 million[17] | 390,000[18] | 5 May 2021[8]
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9 June 2021[19]
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| Johnson & Johnson | United States, Netherlands | phase III clinical trials | None | None | 10 June 2021[20]
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Pending |
| MVC-COV1901 | Taiwan | phase II clinical trials[21] | 10 million[22] | None | Pending | Pending |
References[edit]
- ^ "Taiwan to budget NT$18.7b for COVID-19 vaccine". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "(Chinese)COVID-19疫苗統計資料". www.cdc.gov.tw. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "60% of Taiwanese may get first vaccine dose by October: health minister". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "First batch of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Taiwan". www.cdc.gov.tw.
- ^ a b "Taiwan clears AstraZeneca vaccine, shots might start on Monday". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Taiwan begins COVID-19 vaccinations". www.taipeitimes.com.
- ^ "Taiwan premier gets AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot as island starts vaccine campaign". www.channelnewsasia.com.
- ^ a b "Taiwan clears Moderna vaccine for emergency use". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "First batch of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on afternoon of May 28". www.cdc.gov.tw.
- ^ "Taiwan secures 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from overseas and pre-purchases 10 million doses of domestically produced vaccines to protect health of Taiwanese public". www.cdc.gov.tw. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ r.search.yahoo.com http://r.search.yahoo.com/RV=2/RE=1624067894/RO=10/RU=https://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-reports-further-rise-domestic-062250640.html/RK=2/RS=RtLA8apJ.InAmx2NXd_s3D.BlaE-. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ^ "Taiwan reports first case of vaccine-induced blood clot". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Japan enters Taiwan-China fight with Covid-19 vaccine shipments to Taipei". business-standard.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "US to give Taiwan 750,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses amid China row". www.france24.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "240,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on afternoon of June 18". www.cdc.gov.tw. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Moderna to supply 5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan". Focus Taiwan. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Ming-hsuan, Chang; Huei-chun, Chiang (18 June 2021). "Second batch of Moderna vaccine to arrive in Taiwan Friday". Focus Taiwan.
- ^ Hui-chun, Chiang; Yi-ching, Chiang (7 June 2021). "Taiwan to begin Moderna vaccine rollout Wednesday". Focus Taiwan.
- ^ "嬌生疫苗通過我緊急使用授權 BNT僅「有條件通過」". The Liberty Times. 10 June 2021.
- ^ "First Taiwanese-Developed Vaccine May Be Available as Early as July". The News Lens. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan to buy 10 million doses of locally produced COVID-19 vaccines". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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