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Taipei, June 10 (CNA) The government will soon make available second doses of COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5-11 who had their first shot four or more weeks ago, a major reduction from the current 12 weeks, an official with the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Friday.

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By Wu Liang-yi and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAChildren would only need to wait four weeks between COVID-19 vaccinations instead of 12, the Central Epidemic Command Center （CECC） said yesterday, pending a decision on when the policy is to begin.

Children would only need to wait four weeks between COVID-19 vaccinations instead of 12, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, pending a decision on when the policy is to begin. The Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) held a meeting in the afternoon to discuss the issue, as concern mounts about the risk of severe COVID-19 complications in children. As of yesterday, the CECC had recorded 44 severe illnesses in children as a r...

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