Taiwan gives health workers island s 1st AstraZeneca doses nwitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nwitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dr. Wu Ming-shiang (吳明賢), National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH, 台大醫院) superintendent, said on Friday that he will receive a shot of the first batch AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Local testing on AstraZeneca vaccines likely complete by March 17: CECC focustaiwan.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from focustaiwan.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
New and strengthened research priorities post-pandemic
COVID-19 has led to a realignment of research spending priorities as governments announce future research funding. The pandemic has underlined the importance of investing in research and development to prepare for pandemic shocks and for increasing health and economic resilience.
Adjustments in research priorities and future preparedness for pandemics and health emergencies have been the hallmark of budget planning in several Asian countries in recent months, alongside stepping up digitisation – spotlighted by a move to online teaching and online research collaboration.
South Korea, in a government announcement in January, said it would spend KRW41.9 billion (US$37 million) to develop treatments and vaccines against new infections as part of a KRW5.8 trillion (US$5.2 billion) science and ICT budget for this year – a 12% rise on 2020 with a focus on basic research, as well as new technologies such as artificial intellige
2021/03/02 16:56 Wu Pai-ting. (Taipei Police Department photos) Wu Pai-ting. (Taipei Police Department photos) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A convicted felon was arrested on Monday (March 1) for skipping his quarantine to wander in and around Taipei Main Station for three days. When Wu Pai-ting (吳柏霆), 45, arrived at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Feb. 27, he failed to comply with instructions from epidemic prevention personnel and did not take a special vehicle to his residence. Instead, he took a Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Co. bus to Taipei Main Station, where he wandered around for three days. At around 6 p.m. on Monday, police found the man in an underground shopping area near Taipei Main Station, reported Liberty Times. Police said that they will coordinate with Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) staff on carrying out an investigation into his movements over the past three days.