Taiwan does not believe that China is sincere in offering it COVID-19 vaccines and thinks it is working to prevent the nation from getting shots for political reasons, officials briefed on the matter told reporters.
Taiwan and China have embarked on a war of words about vaccines, as the medical system in Taiwan faces pressure amid an outbreak with only about 1 percent of the population of more than 23 million vaccinated.
Taiwan says that China blocked it from getting vaccines produced by Germany’s BioNTech, while China says it is happy to send a supply of that vaccine via its Chinese sales
China and Taiwan have exchanged barbs as the world fights the virus, worsening ties already at a low ebb because of Taiwan s refusal to accept Chinese sovereignty and stepped up U.S. support for Taipei.
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Doctors in the democratic island of Taiwan have warned that hospitals in the capital are already overwhelmed by the rapid growth in COVID-19 cases, as the country s government scrambles to procure jabs for an under-vaccinated population.
Taiwan, once seen as a haven of normalcy amid the pandemic, is now facing a rapid rise in community-transmitted cases, with the island already under level 3 restrictions affecting businesses, schools and masking requirements in a bid to contain the spread of the virus.
Now, the area around the capital Taipei is facing a shortage of isolation ward and intensive care unit (ICU) staff, a medical doctors union warned on its Facebook page on Thursday.
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