A surge in domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan after months of relative safety is intensifying pressure on the government to accept vaccines from China, as the island has vaccinated just 1 per cent of the population with no immediate sign of new shots
TAIPEI, May 24 (Reuters) - A surge in domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan after months of relative safety is intensifying pressure on the government to accept vaccines from China, as the island has vaccinated just 1% of the population with no immediate sign of new shots arriving.
The Chinese-claimed island and Beijing have repeatedly sparred over the pandemic since it began.
Taipei accuses Beijing of spreading fake news and preventing its full participation at the World Health Organization, while Beijing says Taipei is playing political games with its people s lives by refusing Chinese vaccines.
Taiwan has only received about 700,000 vaccine doses to date, all from AstraZeneca Plc, which are rapidly running out. It has millions more on order, including from Moderna Inc.
Taiwan s government is under pressure to accept vaccines from China. - AAP
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A surge in domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan after months of relative safety is intensifying pressure on the government to accept vaccines from China, as the island has vaccinated just 1 per cent of the population with no immediate sign of new shots arriving.
The Chinese-claimed island and Beijing have repeatedly sparred over the pandemic since it began.
Taipei accuses Beijing of spreading fake news and preventing its full participation at the World Health Organisation, while Beijing says Taipei is playing political games with its people s lives by refusing Chinese vaccines.
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A journalist takes a picture with his mobile phone of an arch reading: “Taiwan can help” installed next to the building of the United Nations Offices in Geneva on the opening day of the WHO’s World Health Assembly on May 24, 2021 in Geneva. – Taiwan hit out at China over its continued exclusion from a crucial annual gathering of World Health Organization members which starts this week and is focused on averting the next pandemic catastrophe. Taiwan which had one of the world’s best pandemic responses remains locked out for the fifth consecutive year, despite growing international support for its inclusion. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
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