New Fubon, Chubb policies cover side effects from COVID-19 vaccinations
By Kao Shih-ching / Staff reporter
The Financial Supervisory Commission yesterday gave Fubon Insurance Co (富邦產險) and Chubb Corp Taiwan (美商安達產險台灣) its approval to sell from today insurance policies that provide coverage to people experiencing serious side effects from COVID-19 vaccines.
Chubb’s product would pay compensation if a policyholder experiences side effects that require hospitalization or a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU), or if they die within 90 days of taking a COVID-19 vaccination, the commission said.
Fubon Insurance’s product has a shorter protection period, providing coverage for policyholders requiring treatment due to side effects within 14 days of being given a COVID-19 shot, the commission said.
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Moderna vaccines expected in May
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By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA
Shipments of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are due to arrive in Taiwan next month, while another batch of AstraZeneca vaccines allotted to Taiwan under the COVAX program is due to arrive by June, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday.
The Chinese-language
Apple Daily reported that the Moderna vaccines might arrive at the end of this month or next month.
The center in February said that Moderna had agreed to supply about 5 million doses to Taiwan, although at the time the center estimated that they would arrive in the middle of this year.
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