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Train crash victim families could get NT$15 million from donations
04/16/2021 09:33 PM
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A tent is set up in Taitung for a public memorial service to be held on Saturday for victims in the April 2 train accident. CNA photo April 16, 2021
Taipei, April 16 (CNA) The families of the 49 people who died in a train accident in eastern Taiwan on April 2 could each receive NT$15 million (US$524,475) from a total of NT$1.06 billion collected by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in donations for the crash victims.
The decision was made during a ministry meeting Friday and was announced by Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), a day after the donation campaign came to an end, though Chen said the amounts were rough calculations and could still be changed.
Reservations for self-paid COVID-19 vaccinations to start April 19
04/16/2021 06:48 PM
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (left), who is eligible for free COVID-19 vaccination as a local government head, takes the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday. CNA photo April 16, 2021
Taipei, April 16 (CNA) Reservations for self-paid COVID-19 vaccinations will be made available from April 19, enabling those who plan to travel abroad to receive their first shot beginning April 21, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) Friday.
The CECC on Wednesday announced the expansion of vaccine eligibility to Taiwanese nationals, residents, and everyone else in Taiwan who intends to travel overseas for business, study, family, or medical purposes, with spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) noting Friday that vaccine jabs can be booked from 10 a.m. on April 19.
Self-paid COVID-19 vaccinations can be reserved from April 21
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TAIPEH, April 4 (dpa): Taiwan on Sunday received its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines through the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX.
The 199,200 doses of a total 1.02 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine allocated for Taiwan, were shipped by Taiwanese carrier China Airlines.
After arrival, the vaccines were soon moved to a cold chain warehouse at the airport for storage.
The Central Epidemic Control Centre (CECC) announced the shipping late Saturday after the flight took off from Amsterdam.
The CECC said on Sunday that the expiry date of this batch of the two-shot vaccine received through COVAX is May 31.
Taiwan on March 3 received 117,000 doses, commercially supplied by AstraZeneca, with an expiry date of June 15.
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