COVID-19: CECC to distribute 1.06m Moderna jabsSECOND-DOSE RECIPIENTS: People who got their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine before May 9 should make an appointment to receive their second shotBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday announced that 1.06 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are to be delivered to local governments in two batches from Wednesday next week. The lot release testing of 2.74 million Moderna vaccines, including 240,000 doses purchased by Taiwan and 2.5 million doses donated by the US, is expected to be completed tomorrow, it said. “The second batch will be delivered as soon as the local governments have nearly finished administering the first batch,” he said. The second batch would be used to vaccinate about 20 percent of the 65-to-75 age group, the center said. The CECC also urged people who have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine before May 9 to make appointments for receiving the second dose after 10 to 12 weeks, as this would ensure better protection against COVID-19.

Source: Taipei Times June 26, 2021 15:56 UTC