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The next two weeks are critical for containing the COVID-19 outbreak, which hinges on the cooperation of confirmed cases and the public, infectious-disease experts said on Saturday.
After a sharp spike in cases, the Central Epidemic Command Center on Saturday raised the pandemic alert for Taipei and New Taipei City to level 3 until May 28.
While serious, Taiwan would make it through if the outbreak is contained over the next two weeks, said Chen Yee-chun (陳宜君), director of National Taiwan University Hospital’s (NTUH) Division of Infectious Diseases.
Cases have been climbing so rapidly due in part to the reluctance of confirmed cases
Escalating COVID-19 boosts vaccination numbers to new high
05/12/2021 08:37 PM
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Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Taiwan saw a record daily high COVID-19 vaccination number on Tuesday, at 11,018, as the disease has spread to communities, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Wednesday.
The figure pushed the total number of vaccine recipients to 112,543 since Taiwan began its COVID-19 vaccine rollout on March 22, according to data from the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), which Chen heads.
The data also shows that there were around 180,000 doses remaining, both for people on the center s priority list based on their vulnerability and those not on the list but who will be expected to pay a higher price if they want the jab.
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TAIPEI (The China Post) â Former National Taiwan University Hospital doctor Lin Shi-bi (ææ°ç§) explained on Tuesday the importance of getting vaccinated despite the possibility of still being infected.
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According to Lin, vaccines have never been guaranteed to be 100% effective, but the most important thing is even if one does contract the virus after getting vaccinated, the symptoms would likely be very mild as you already have some immunity against it.