Vaccinating Asia: No rush for Covid-19 jab in Taiwan, given fears over side effects

The first batch of 117,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were imported. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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TAIPEI - Taiwan kicked off its Covid-19 vaccination programme on March 22, but the roll-out has been slow, with only 10,891 people receiving their first shots by Tuesday (March 30), the majority of them front-line medical workers.

Next in line are medical staff who are not manning Covid-19 wards and are on the front line. They can get vaccinated from April 6.

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