In order to promote the vaccination of the new crown vaccine , the Taiwan Epidemic Command Center has set up a vaccination station in the corridor on the west side of the Taipei Station Hall. Those who have completed the vaccination will receive a NT$100 gift certificate from the National Alliance. On the evening of the 6th, the entire west side of Taipei Station was full of people queuing up. Image source: Taiwan's "China Times"
A dose of the Moderna vaccine has gone from being hard to find to seeing it expire and may have to be scrapped and thrown away! According to statistics, as of Sunday (12th), more than 80,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine will expire, of which 34,000 doses cannot be used if they cannot be used today. In order to encourage people to get vaccinated, various counties and cities in Taiwan have held vaccination campaigns to give away good health. The epidemic command center of the Taiwan authorities has also set up a vaccination station at Taipei Railway Station. Commander Chen Shizhong encouraged missing migrant workers to come to get vaccinated, and guaranteed that they would not be arrested for getting vaccinated.
The local epidemic broke out in May this year. At that time, there was a shortage of vaccines, and people rushed to get the Moderna vaccine. Some people ran across Taiwan to get the remaining doses, causing disputes. It was not until the BNT vaccine arrived in Taiwan in September that the Moderna rush eased.
Chen Shizhong said that as of the 12th, 85,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine had expired, of which 34,000 doses expired today, followed by 5,712 doses expiring on the 9th. Judging from the number of vaccinations in November, 14,000 doses could be administered in one day. However, yesterday and today, at least 17,000 doses had to be administered every day to digest it. It is indeed stressful. I hope that people who have not yet been fully vaccinated can go to get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves and not waste the vaccine.
Taipei Mayor Ko Wenzhe still criticized the Taiwan authorities for their logical errors. He believed that even primary medical institutions cannot fully administer vaccines, so why open more vaccination stations? Based on safety, cost, and practical conditions, it is safer for people to get vaccinated in hospitals.
New Taipei Mayor Hou Youyi said that New Taipei has complete environmental sanitation plans in all stores and department stores, and medical staff are present, which is convenient for administering injections and integrating medical first aid. There is absolutely no problem with safety.
