According to Taiwan media reports, the epidemic in Taiwan continues to develop, and the DPP authorities and local governments have fought again about "vaccine free" politicians. Taipei Mayor Ke Wen-je was asked related questions at a press conference on June 7. Regarding the question about "Whether Taipei City is snatching merit and whether it has been deliberately suppressed", Ko Wen-je criticized the DPP authorities in his response: "Not even dealing with the new coronavirus is as dedicated as dealing with Ko Wen-je."
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (Taiwanese media photo)
According to reports, Ko Wen-je said on the 5th that the order of vaccination for Taipei citizens will be given priority to medical staff and then epidemic prevention personnel, and registration fees will be exempted from vaccination. Taipei City Government spokesman Chen Zhihan added that currently, registration fees are required to pay for public vaccination, and the prices of each hospital are different; registration fees, diagnosis and treatment fees are required for self-paid vaccination, totaling about 500 to 600 yuan ( NTD , the same below). In order to accelerate vaccination efficiency and reduce cumbersome administrative procedures, Taipei citizens can get vaccinated for free in the future regardless of category or public expenses.
At the Taipei City Epidemic Press Conference on the 7th, a reporter asked that the DPP authorities' epidemic command center had compiled 4 billion yuan in subsidies for medical hospitals on the 3rd, which could allow vaccinated people to exempt registration fees. This policy is consistent across Taiwan, not only for Taipei citizens, so there are rumors that Taipei Mayor Ke Wen-je is "harvesting".
Ko Wen-je responded that the DPP authorities compiled the budget, "There is no official document for us, so we certainly don't know." He then pointed out that the budget is one thing, and the political core is execution. Even from yesterday to today, the DPP authorities have changed. Ke Wenzhe said that at this time, it is really strange that things are done well, and it is still "grabbing credit" now.
Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe (Taiwanese media photo)
Another reporter said that in the 4 billion yuan budget of the DPP authorities on the 3rd, they paid special wards, inspection stations, etc., as well as vaccination and disposal fees, 100 yuan per dose, excluding registration fees, but the DPP authorities said it was free. The reporter asked, does Ko Wen-je think that the DPP authorities should explain the budget clearly, and does Taipei feel that it is targeted and suppressed by the DPP authorities?
Ko Wenzhe bluntly stated that the budget was compiled by the DPP authorities, not by him. The DPP authorities have to explain it themselves, but it seems that the DPP authorities have changed several times in the past few days, and each statement should be filmed one by one. Ke Wenzhe criticized: "It is the most important to do things well. At this moment, so people will talk about it. It is not as hard to deal with , the new crown pneumonia, , as it is to deal with , as it is to deal with ,
At the press conference that day, Ke Wenzhe also mentioned the issue of people choosing vaccine brands. According to reports, the first batch of 150,000 doses of Moderna vaccine obtained in Taiwan will be tested on the 8th and will be launched on the 9th. Taipei City is expected to receive 17,000 doses. At present, it has been reported that medical staff have selected the AZ (AstraZeneca) vaccine and Moderna vaccine, which has caused the outside world to question fairness.
In response to this, Ko Wen-je said that there are currently no vaccines from Taiwan with so many brands, so there is no problem, but this will indeed become a big problem in the future. He also bluntly stated that Taipei City will vaccinate according to the list, and those who want to be vaccinated will go and get the vaccinated, "If you don't get it, just pay it back and get it to the person who wants to be vaccinated."
Regarding the Taiwan authorities' painting of a big cake for "free vaccination for all", according to the China Times on the 7th, when the first few types of people are fully vaccinated, the existing vaccines will be insufficient. The so-called "free vaccination for all people" is a rhetoric. Zhao Shaokang, chairman of " China Guanghua ", questioned that at least 32 million doses of vaccine are needed in Taiwan, and each dose of vaccine requires vaccination and disposal fees, preventive health care service fees, registration fees, etc. How can a budget of only NT$4 billion be listed? In addition, the authorities only announced that vaccination is free, but where is the vaccine? When will the stock arrive in large quantities? "These two problems have not been resolved, and the DPP is not qualified to reap political achievements."
(Editor: YZM)