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HESITANT PARENTS: Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung said children could receive a COVID-19 vaccine at school or at a later date at a healthcare facilityBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

A specialists’ meeting is to discuss whether a mix-and-match approach to COVID-19 vaccines for children could be recommended, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) as inoculations of children aged six to 11 with the Moderna vaccine began yesterday. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on April 20 recommended that children aged six to 11 receive a two-dose regimen of 50 micrograms, or 0.25 milliliters per dose, 12 weeks apart. The Food and Drug Admin...

Rescuers yesterday morning found debris belonging to a missing air force F-16V Block 20 jet, but there were no signs of its pilot as the search continued for a second day, the National Rescue Command Center said. What appeared to be debris from an aircraft and aircraft tires were first spotted by a military UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter at about 10:48am, the center said in a news release. It did not identify where the objects were seen. At 11:19am, the military confirmed that the debris belonged ...