Taiwan is expected to take delivery of another batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine purchased from the German vaccine maker next Wednesday, Taoyuan International Airport personnel familiar with the matter told CNA Saturday.
A second shipment of the BNT vaccine will arrive at Taoyuan International Airport on Sept. 8, but it was not immediately clear how many doses would be included, the source said.
Information about the cargo flight shipping the vaccine has yet to be confirmed, the source added.
As of press time, the Central Epidemic Command Center had not confirmed the report.
However, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (???), who heads the CECC, said earlier this week that more of the same brand of vaccine would likely be delivered to Taiwan within one or two weeks.
The country on Thursday received 933,000 BNT vaccine doses in the first shipment, as part of the 15 million doses purchased through the joint efforts of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.’s YongLin Charity and Education Foundation, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Tzu Chi Foundation.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel