Prognosis
Outbreak of Just 23 Cases Sees Rush on Vaccines in Taiwan
- Initial takeup slow over concerns about Astra shots’ safety
- Taiwan has been a global success story in containing virus
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A rising number of Covid-19 infections is prompting thousands of members of the hesitant Taiwanese public to get vaccinated.
A record 11,018 people received vaccinations on Wednesday, as an increase in daily infections threatens to shatter Taiwan’s status as one of the world’s biggest success stories in containing the pandemic. Two consecutive days of record local cases this week, seven on Tuesday and 16 on Wednesday, prompted the government to reimpose restrictions on large gatherings for the first time since last summer.