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Taipei, April 4 (CNA) The inspection of the latest batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Taiwan on Sunday may be completed by April 12, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The FDA, which conducts the inspection, said it will randomly select 600 of the 199,200 vaccine doses in the new shipment and will carry out seven types of tests to ensure their safety.
The testing process may be completed as early as April 12, after which distribution can begin, the FDA said in a statement. According to an FDA official, the expiration date of the vaccines is May 31.
The shipment on Sunday is the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines Taiwan has obtained so far and the first it has received under COVAX, a global vaccination sharing program initiated by major world organizations.
Taipei, April 4 (CNA) Taiwan reported two new imported cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, one each from Indonesia and the Philippines, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Train accident injuries rise, death toll drops to 50
Staff writer, with CNA
The number of people injured in a Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) train accident in Hualien County on Friday has increased to 200, the Central Emergency Operation Center (CEOC) said.
As of press time last night, the confirmed death toll had been revised from 51 to 50 by the Hualien District Prosecutors’ Office after DNA testing.
Of the injured, 45 are still in hospital, including three people who are in critical condition, CEOC commander and Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材) said.
Workers use cranes and diggers to remove a train wreckage from a stretch of railroad in Hualien County yesterday.
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