2021/04/12 |
Taiwan Expands Vaccine Eligibility
Taiwan expanded the access of Covid-19 vaccines to government officials and workers involved in disease prevention, as well as non-medical workers who are highly likely to be exposed to the coronavirus.
2021/04/01 |
First Taiwanese-Developed Vaccine May Be Available as Early as July
Taiwanese biopharma company MVC said Tuesday that it is looking to offer one to two million Covid-19 vaccine doses as early as July after receiving the Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization.
2021/03/23 |
Taiwan Has Raised Health Insurance Premiums. What Reforms Are Next?
Patrick Ng speaks on how the country’s healthcare system will be and should be reformed after the pandemic.
2021/03/19 |
Taiwan To Start Inoculations With AstraZeneca’s Vaccine as Early as Next Week
Chen said medical workers are the first group to be vaccinated, and around 60,000 are in line to receive the jab.
2021/03/13 |
With Vaccines in Hand, What’s Next for Taiwan’s Covid-19 Response?
Patrick Ng speaks on what may be the final stages of Taiwan’s pandemic response — and how the healthcare system will be irrevocably changed.
2021/03/06 |
Taiwan’s Health Minister Lowers Expectations on Vaccine Passports
Taiwan’s health minister suggests that the government is not easing restrictions by rolling out vaccine passports any time soon.
2021/01/29 |
Taiwan Mishandled a Hospital Outbreak During SARS. The Government Learned From It
Taiwan's government, having learned a painful lesson from the Hoping Hospital lockdown, is dealing with the cluster infection at the Taoyuan hospital cautiously in order to prevent the history from repeating itself.
2021/01/14 |
Taiwanese Health Official Warns Against Reliance on Coronavirus Vaccines
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung warns people globally to keep up their guard against Covid-19 even as vaccines emerge.
2021/01/12 |
Hospital Evacuation After Two Local Infections Confirmed
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung announced today two cases of local Covid-19 infections. A physician contracted the virus from a patient and passed it to a nurse.
2020/12/31 |
Taiwan Tightens Border Control After Reporting First Case of Covid-19 Variant
Taiwan's government announced foreign visitors will not be allowed to enter Taiwan from January 1, in response to the first case of the British variant of Covid-19.
2020/12/22 |
Taiwan Reports First Domestic Covid-19 Case Since April
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung announced today the first domestically-acquired case of Covid-19 in Taiwan since April 12.
2020/12/01 |
New Rules for Overseas Taiwanese on Health Insurance Proposed
The new rules, as a part of the government's efforts to reduce the long-run deficit in the budget for the national healthcare system, are expected to affect more than 170,000 Taiwanese people living abroad.
2020/11/26 |
Taiwan Secures 15 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses With Native Development Underway
Taiwan has signed the first bilateral deal for a Covid-19 vaccine and is negotiating for three others. Native vaccine development is in progress.
2020/11/26 |
What Can We Learn From Taiwan’s Quarantine Experience?
A study from Academia Sinica adds to our understanding of the psychological burdens of quarantine.
2020/11/25 |
Coronavirus: Next Two Weeks ‘Critical’ for Japan
As cases begin an upswing into a third wave in Japan, experts fear that too many Japanese people have become indifferent to the dangers posed by the virus and are taking more risks.
2020/11/19 |
Taiwan To Tighten Rules After a Rise in Imported Covid-19 Cases
Taiwan, a success story in containing the spread of novel coronavirus, is tightening regulations in response to a rise of imported cases.
2020/09/14 |
The Price of Beijing's Vaccine Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
With few options for obtaining doses, many of the countries China is targeting may mute their objections to Beijing’s policies on issues such as the contested South China Sea