Ministry welcomes US pledge of vaccinesVACCINE DIPLOMACY: Vaccine donations from the US and Japan show that democratic countries are standing with Taiwan, despite pressure from Beijing, a DPP legislator saidStaff writer, with CNAThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday welcomed a US pledge to donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, saying it sends a strong and clear message of support for the nation. Taiwan is the first country for which the US has officially announced the specific number of vaccine doses it would receive after saying it would share its vaccine reserve, the ministry said in a statement. A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III freighter is parked at Songshan Air Force Base in Taipei after its arrival yesterday. Photo: Lin Cheng-kun, Taipei TimesThe White House on Thursday said that of the first 25 million vaccine doses, 19 million would be distributed through the COVAX program. Japan donated 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which arrived on Friday.

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