COVID-19: Vaccinations lag in KMT-governed areas, DPP saysVACCINE ORDERS: The DPP panned a KMT-led plan for four county governments to buy vaccines as an attempt to boost its profile ahead of a party electionBy Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNACOVID-19 vaccination data show low inoculation rates in cities and counties governed by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative caucus said yesterday. The government’s inoculation efforts are a race to end the COVID-19 outbreak, with all local governments doing their best to vaccinate their residents, DPP caucus secretary-general Lo Chih-cheng (羅致政) told an online news conference. Wang Sheng-che, formerly a violin repairer for the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, plays traditional songs for people waiting for their vaccinations in a gymnasium in Taichung yesterday. No country would authorize local governments to purchase vaccines, as this would affect the national epidemic prevention policy and the principle of equality, Lo said yesterday. The local vaccine procurement endeavor comes as the KMT chairperson election looms, the DPP said.

Source: Taipei Times July 15, 2021 15:56 UTC