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By William Hetherington / Staff writerLow-sugar vaccination — a recent development in next-generation vaccines — would be safer and more effective than current vaccines, former Academia Sinica president Wong Chi-huey （翁啟惠） said in an interview.

By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterMpox is spreading in Taiwan, as its effective reproductive number （Rt） is about 1.1, Centers for Disease Control （CDC） Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang （莊人祥） said, adding that the CDC aims to have vaccinated about 30,000 people against mpox by the middle of next month.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

‘OPT OUT’ OPTION: People who donate blood would be informed if their sample is randomly selected for the COVID-19 monitoring survey, the CECC saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

By Wu Liang-yi and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAThe Central Epidemic Command Center （CECC） yesterday said it would run a COVID-19 vaccination campaign from March 6 to April 30 to increase the inoculation rate ahead of a greater easing of pandemic measures.

Taipei, Feb. 15 (CNA) Taiwan's government has approved a request by the Taipei City Government to invite a delegation of officials from Shanghai to attend the Taiwan Lantern Festival and learn about municipal policies, in what would be the first visit by Chinese officials to Taiwan since borders reopened last October.

COVID-19 is easing worldwide with a weekly 23% decrease in cases and 13% drop in deaths with one big qualifier: excluding mainland China where the virus emerged three years ago.

Mainland China has ended its almost three years of self-imposed isolation though COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging at astronomical yet inprecise levels, a stark contrast to its previous "zero tolerance."