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Taiwan health officials question COVID-19 antibody study

CNA file photo Taipei, Dec. 17 (CNA) The results of a study that estimates 0.05 percent of adults in Taiwan have COVID-19 antibodies was questioned by Taiwanese health officials on Wednesday, on the grounds that the people enrolled in the study might not accurately represent Taiwan s population. The study under discussion was conducted by Taipei Veterans General Hospital. Although it was published in The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific journal on Oct. 10, it has only gained attention in recent days after local media reported on it. In the study, blood samples that were left over from routine blood tests administered to 14,765 patients who visited the hospital from May 25-30 and July 6-8 were tested for antibodies of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

CECC expert cautions public against unapproved Chinese COVID-19 vaccines

Image taken from Unsplash for illustrative purposes only Taipei, Dec. 17 (CNA) A Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) official on Thursday cautioned the public against taking any unverified COVID-19 vaccine, after rumors surfaced that some Taiwanese businesspeople are planning to organize private groups to receive vaccinations in China, Hong Kong or Macau. Not only will an unproven vaccine be ineffective against COVID-19, inoculation also runs the risk of serious illness, CECC expert Lee Ping-ing (李秉穎) said in a radio interview, adding that taking anything other than an internationally certified vaccine is highly inadvisable. Lee, who is also honorary chairman at Taiwan Immunization Vision and Strategy, cautioned that a plethora of vaccines are currently in development in China, many of which are still in phase one or two of clinical trials.

Taiwan to continue entry ban on Indonesian migrant workers indefinitely | Taiwan News

2020/12/17 11:30 Indonesians being screened at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Nov. 30. Indonesians being screened at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Nov. 30. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) on Wednesday (Dec. 16) announced that it is continuing its entry ban on migrant workers from Indonesia as Wuhan coronavirus cases soar in that country and that the accuracy of its tests are in doubt. As the number of Indonesian migrant workers testing positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Taiwan continued to climb, the CECC on Nov. 30 announced a temporary entry ban on all such workers from the Southeast Asian country from Dec. 4 to Dec. 17. However, because the number of confirmed cases in Indonesia has risen to 6,000 over the past week and since 76 out of the 132 cases imported from that country since October had tested negative pr

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