The US triples its vaccine donations to Taiwan as the island battles an outbreak

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Source: CNN

The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a Covid-19 outbreak and resists pressure from Beijing to take China's homegrown inoculations.

Washington has shipped 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taipei, the US State Department spokesperson Ned Price tweeted on Saturday. The Moderna shots are set to arrive Sunday evening local time in Taiwan, according to the island's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After a wildly successful initial run of keeping case numbers down, Taiwan is now battling its first major outbreak and scrambling to combat its low vaccination rate: just 6 doses have been administered per 100,000 people.

China, which considers Taiwan an integral part of its territory, has repeatedly offered to send coronavirus vaccines to the island. Taipei has expressed concern about the safety of Chinese shots and accused Beijing of blocking its efforts to purchase vaccines internationally.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/19/asia/taiwan-us-vaccine-donations-intl-hnk/index.html

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[twodogsbarking]

1. Daughter-in-law's parents live in Taiwan.

She said this may allow them to get the vaccine. Some things hit close to home.

[marble falls]

2. We need to be shipping it by the ton all over the world.

[BlueWavePsych]

3. Yup, it is just expiring and wasted in red states.

Might as well use it to undermine China.

[marble falls]

4. No sense letting it waste on unappreciative RW troglodytes.