COVID-19: Taipei considers securing its own supply of shotsPRIVATE RESERVE: The city would pay at least NT$6 billion to acquire COVID-19 vaccines to provide booster shots against possible variantsBy Yang Hsin-hui and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Taipei City Government is considering buying COVID-19 vaccines and is to meet within a week to discuss the issue, it said yesterday. Although the central government has nominally obtained 75 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, either through purchase agreements or donations, only 9.5 million doses have arrived in Taiwan, Taipei Deputy Mayor Tsai Ping-kun (蔡炳坤) said. Medical workers administer COVID-19 vaccinations at the Taipei Expo Park yesterday. If the Taipei City Government decides to buy vaccines, it — and subsequent matters such as the number of doses needed — would be deliberated and ratified by the city council, he added. The Taipei City Government would meet within a week and invite experts to assess the situation, he said, adding that the assessment would be used to make a final decision.

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