BioNTech SE asked Taiwan to remove the words “my country” from a draft version of a news release that would have announced a vaccine deal, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said yesterday, as the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) confirmed that 150,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were expected to arrive today.
Talks with Germany’s BioNTech had begun on Aug. 20 last year, but discussions ended in January over the wording of a news release, said Chen, who heads the center.
The company on Dec. 31 last year provided a final version of a vaccine contract, which the center signed and
The management of a research vessel has been accused of flouting government regulations by letting the ship sail out to sea amid a COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan.
However, the management said the vessel had departed before the nationwide COVID-19 alert was raised to level 3.
The Chinese-language Apple Online yesterday reported that the crew of the R/V Legend (勵進), managed by the Kaohsiung-based Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI), insisted on setting sail even as the managements of three other research vessels had canceled voyages, leading to concerns that a cluster infection could break out onboard.
The vessel returned to Tainan’s Port