OMICRON VACCINE: A jab targeting the BA.1 subvariant has been approved, but a newer shot for BA.4 and BA.5 has not yet met Taiwan’s standards, the CEC
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan yesterday granted emergency use authorization for Moderna’s second-generation COVID-19 vaccine for adults.
By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterInbound travelers from today are allowed to drive to a quarantine location in their own vehicle, the Central Epidemic Co
ENFORCEMENT ISSUES: Lawmakers say online age verification is possible, but the groups said that even convenience stores are selling alcohol to minors
FINICKY EATERS: Too many teenagers eat out every day and do not get enough daily activity, while many elderly people have dietary restrictions, a heal
By Lee I-chia and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNAThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said it is considering heeding
/ Staff writer, with CNAWarning: Excessive consumption of alcohol can damage your health.Dutch brewing company Heineken NV yesterday said that it has
FURTHER EASING POSSIBLE: Border control measures would be relaxed carefully, but more policy updates might be announced before September, the health m
REMOTE AREAS: The plan is to eventually extend the policy to the entire nation, but changes need to be made along the way as needed, the minister of h
PUBLICIZED RESCUE: The human rights advocate said his wife, NGOs and the media were to thank for his release; without their help he might have served
DISEASE GUIDELINES: A category 4 designation would still require positive cases to quarantine, the only difference being the time frame for reporting
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan might soon begin counting people in home quarantine who test positive for COVID-19 with rapid antigen tests as confirme
AMPLE SUPPLY: The public should not rush to buy rapid COVID-19 test kits, as there are plenty available, and the FDA has approved at-home saliva tests
MASK SYSTEM REDUX: The test kits are to be sold at NHI-contracted pharmacies, as well as health centers in remote areas, with purchase days set by hea
CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM: President Tsai Ing-wen said that 99.68% of the local cases this year have been mild or asymptomatic, so the health risk is relative
REPRIEVE: People who have been in home isolation for more than three days and who test negative can be released from isolation tomorrow, Chen Shih-chu
JUST THE BEGINNING: As local cases rose to 5,092, the health minister said an NHRI simulation found that confirmed cases could peak at about 45,000 pe
DOMESTIC CASE RECORD: The government is to introduce a rationing system that would allow people to buy kits at a cheaper rate by registering with thei
FREEING UP BEDS: The shift to home quarantine came as the nation reported its second-highest daily increase this year and signed a contract for more t
By Lin Hui-chin and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writerFifty-five instances of drug shortages were reported in the first two months of t