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Tokyo aims to dispatch the vaccines as soon as this month, public broadcaster NHK reported, adding that the provision would be made outside the Covax initiative.
Taipei, June 5 (CNA) United States senators Tammy Duckworth, Dan Sullivan and Christopher Coons will travel to Taiwan on Sunday, according to the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan.
Taipei, June 4 (CNA) A donation of 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Japan will arrive in Taiwan Friday afternoon, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
Japan announced Friday it was sending some of its Covid-19 vaccines to Taiwan, which has been struggling to procure its own supplies and blamed China for impeding shipments of the shots. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters Japan plans to provide about 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca Plc vaccine free of charge. The shipment was expected to arrive on a flight later Friday and Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered its appreciation in a statement. Motegi reiterated that Taiwan has an urgent need for supplies of the vaccine as Covid spreads and domestic production is not set to be ramped up until July. “We decided to provide this based on our important partnership with Taiwan and our friendship,” Motegi said.