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Approval of faulty COVID-19 test kits dubious: KMT

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday demanded that Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the Central Epidemic Command Center, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Wu Shou-mei (吳秀梅) resign over flawed COVID-19 rapid test kits that entered the commercial market. Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Tests imported by Safeway OA Supply Co Ltd (大鑫資訊) were recalled on Wednesday, as the importer allegedly illegally purchased subpar kits from China and sold them as US-made products. KMT caucus whip William Tseng (曾銘宗) at a news conference yesterday said that he noticed “red flags” regarding the Flowflex test kit after

Resident facilities see 616 dead in 10 weeks

A total of 616 people at residential service facilities have died from COVID-19 complications since April 1, but the prescription rate of antiviral drugs was last week increased to 86 percent in the hopes of reducing severe cases, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, as it reported 66,119 new local cases. Social and Family Affairs Administration Director Chien Hui-chuan (簡慧娟) said that, as of Sunday, 7,972 staff members and 30,420 residents at 1,485 residential service facilities had this year contracted COVID-19. The facilities include long-term care facilities; nursing homes; psychiatric care and rehabilitation facilities; and child, juvenile, disabled or senior

Fourth shots to start soon, CECC says

People aged 65 or older, and those over 60 who are immunocompromised, will be eligible for a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week at the earliest, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, as COVID-19 cases topped 60,000 for a second day. People eligible for a fourth shot must wait at least five months after receiving their third dose to receive the next booster, said Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥), who is the CECC’s spokesman, adding that the center would soon announce a vaccination schedule. The decision to start administering another round of COVID-19

《TAIPEI TIMES》 Fourth shots to start soon, CECC says - 焦點

EASY TESTING: The president called for the establishment of large PCR testing stations in New Taipei City, Taipei, Keelung and Taoyuan to ease the burden on local hospitalsBy Lee Hsin-fang and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA

COVID-19: New Taipei City bans dine-in

COVID-19: Riskier areas to receive more vaccines

《TAIPEI TIMES》 Riskier areas to receive more vaccines - 焦點

COVID-19: Eligibility for Moderna jab expanded

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday expanded the eligibility for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to all healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers in the highest vaccine priority group. The center said that 75,000 doses of the vaccine — half of the first batch Taiwan has received — were on Wednesday distributed to hospitals across the nation with specialized COVID-19 rooms, negative pressure wards and testing services. Thus far, they had only been offered to frontline healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers at the designated hospitals, it said. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the center, said that the eligibility was

《TAIPEI TIMES》 Eligibility for Moderna jab expanded - 焦點

ROLLING OUT DOSES: The expansion aims to speed up Taiwan’s vaccination drive by making more Moderna jabs available to workers at hospitals, the CECC saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

Succesful by design - Taipei Times

Succesful by design Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Lin Chuan-neng, left, and Chiayi Mayor Huang Ming-hui attend a signing ceremony for this year’s Taiwan Design Expo in Chiayi City yesterday. The annual design expo is to take place in the city from Oct. 1 to Oct. 17. Last year’s event in Hsinchu attracted a record 640,000 visitors. Photo: Wang Shan-yen, Taipei Times Comments will be moderated. Keep comments relevant to the article. Remarks containing abusive and obscene language, personal attacks of any kind or promotion will be removed and the user banned. Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times.