The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced subsidies for local governments that set up community-based COVID-19 testing stations, saying that it would also bolster the distribution of essential personal protective equipment (PPE).
One of the most important tasks is to find all the people who have been infected with COVID-19, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, adding that the subsidies would help achieve that goal.
When choosing locations for testing stations, local governments should consider area case counts, hotspots visited by confirmed cases and areas with higher prevalence of infections, he said.
To preserve hospital
A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday drew ire over a Facebook post saying that COVID-19 vaccines from major manufacturers had been rushed into use after only two phases of clinical trials.
DPP online community center director Fan Kang-hao (范綱皓) on Saturday on Facebook urged the public to trust in domestically produced vaccines which are expected to be authorized for use in July after completing phase 2 trials and said that other major vaccine brands also went through only two trials.
Several users said the information was false. One user posted a link to the Centers
SEARCH FOR PATIENTS: Local governments would be offered an equipment subsidy of NT$200,000, as well as NT$500 for each case, in addition to other financial incentivesBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Second, third priority groups eligible for jab
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines is to be further expanded to top government officials and workers with higher exposure risk from Monday next week, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday.
Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said that on Tuesday, the rollout list was expanded to include everyone in the first priority group healthcare facility workers or about 488,000 people.
“We are now announcing that starting on April 12, the vaccine rollout list will be expanded to all of those in the first, second and third priority groups,” he said.