Taiwan eases Covid-19 vaccine fears with confirmation of doses from Moderna

Taiwan has secured 5 million doses of US firm Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, its health minister has said, after concerns that the island was unable to obtain shots because of intense global competition and its refusal to accept those made in mainland China.Chen Shih-chung confirmed on Wednesday that Taiwan had signed an agreement with Moderna to buy 5.05 million doses of its vaccine, claimed to have among the highest efficacy rates in trials of the vaccines approved so far.“We expect to receive…

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