COVID-19: More than 42,000 receive vaccinations on FridayGOOD INTENTIONS: Several corporations and religious groups have contacted the CECC to help procure jabs, with one group saying it would donate 500,000 shotsBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterMore than 42,000 people on Friday received a COVID-19 vaccine shot, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, adding that 500 local clinics would become vaccination centers by next month, while 1,000 would offer jabs by August. A traffic police officer receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Tainan on Friday, as 1,300 vaccine doses were made available for the city’s police officers and firefighters. The center has received several offers from corporations or religious groups interested in procuring vaccines for Taiwan, Chen said, adding that the CECC was grateful. “The central government would also be responsible for the overall planning and distribution of the vaccines,” Chen said. Fosun has partnered with BioNTech to market and distribute the vaccine in China, Macau and Hong Kong.

Source: Taipei Times May 29, 2021 15:56 UTC