COVID-19: Taiwan ‘competes’ for Pfizer-BioNTech batchDONE DEAL? Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are pictured at a doctor’s clinic in Berlin on April 10. Many countries were competing for the batch, TSMC said, adding that if Taiwan did not obtain it, the batch would be sent elsewhere. The center did not confirm that Taiwan had obtained the batch, but the rest of the statement suggested that it had. The center’s news release was issued after Reuters reported on Wednesday that Taiwan would receive a batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine early after China — the batch’s original destination — had delayed regulatory approval of the vaccine.

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