TAIWAN GRANTS EMERGENCY USE AUTHORISATION FOR ASTRAZENECA VACCINE

  • 20/02/2021

Taiwan's government on Saturday granted emergency use authorisation for AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.Jabs of the vaccine are expected to be administered as soon as within seven days of arrival.Taiwan had agreed to buy almost 20 million vaccine doses in December, including 10 million from AstraZeneca and 4.76 million doses from the COVAX global vaccine programme.The emergency-use authorisation was granted on Saturday morning, and assuming the paperwork is in order, the first shots can begin with a week of arrival.

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