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COVID-19: CECC plans out-of-pocket shots for eligible people
APPOINTMENT NEEDED: Officials need to discuss the timing, cost and vaccine locations, and would reveal the details next week at the soonest, Chen Shih-chung said
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday said it plans to release 10,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for people to get vaccinated at their own expense. It also said that 10 local government heads would be vaccinated tomorrow.
There would be eligibility requirements for people to get vaccinated out-of-pocket, such as a need to travel abroad to study, said Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC.
In this Monday, March 22, 2021 file photo medical staff prepares an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine during preparations at a vaccine center. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) â The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, ä¸å¤®æµè¡ç«æ ææ®ä¸å¿) announced on Saturday that 2,577 people were vaccinated with the AstraZeneca (AZ) coronavirus vaccine a day earlier â the most in a single day since the vaccination campaign started.
According to CECC spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang (è人祥), 14 people had allergic reactions to the vaccine, including one person who was hospitalized with various symptoms.
Chuang explained that the person suffered from chest tightness, fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting after vaccination. The symptoms were subsequently relieved and the person was discharged from the hospital.
2021/04/09 15:20 Mural in Rome featuring vaccines. Mural in Rome featuring vaccines. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan confirmed four new coronavirus cases Friday (April 9) imported from Italy, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, bringing the country s total number to 1,054. Case No. 1,052 is a Taiwanese woman in her 50s who had stayed in Italy from February to December 2020. She had tested positive for the virus in Italy before returning to Taiwan on Dec. 27. It was not until Tuesday (April 6) that she developed a fever, before testing positive again, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said. Though she had tested positive in Italy, the woman had never stayed in a hospital there, as her case was seen as mild. Upon her return to Taiwan, she tested negative before her situation deteriorated.