The NT$300 (US$10.82) administration fee for the jabs would be waived from today, eliminating all out-of-pocket fees for government-funded COVID-19 vaccines, the center said. On Saturday, the CECC said that the fee would not be covered by a NT$4 billion COVID-19 relief budget approved last week. Photo: Ting Wei-chieh, Taipei TimesPart of the funding would be allocated to local governments for setting vaccine sites, it said. Taipei and New Taipei City offer the subsidized jabs to medical workers, epidemic prevention workers and other workers at higher risk of COVID-19 exposure, while the rest of the nation only offers the free vaccines to medical workers. As of Thursday last week, 678,418 doses had been administered nationwide, the CECC said.

Source: Taipei Times June 06, 2021 15:56 UTC