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Taiwan’s COVID-19 restrictions and mask regulations are to remain the same next month, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday. The center reported 42,112 new local COVID-19 cases and 85 deaths, saying that the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has dropped to a new low this month. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC, said that the center is keeping COVID-19 restrictions and mask regulations the same due to the local virus situ...

The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risks for children between six months and five years old, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, as it also announced that the first Novavax vaccine shipment is to arrive today. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said the first shipment of the Moderna vaccine for young children was to arrive this morning, but due to minor document issues, delivery has been slightly postponed. Lee Pin...

The first shipment of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Taiwan today or tomorrow, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday. Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC spokesman, on Monday said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in a meeting earlier in the day recommended the Novavax vaccine for people aged 18 or older as first, second or booster shot. He said as the vaccine has not yet bee...

Taipei, June 28 (CNA) The first shipment of about 500,000 doses of the Novavax vaccine could arrive in Taiwan by the end of this month, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showcased highly misleading data about the risk of COVID-19 to kids when its expert vaccine advisers voted to recommend vaccines for children under five years old. The agency featured a...

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Children ages 6 months to 4 years old will now be able to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Sanford Health, starting June 28.