By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterHealth authorities aim to achieve a second-dose vaccination rate of at least 60 percent by the end of the year, the Cent
CLOSED DOORS? The new US rules, which are to be implemented in November, have sparked concern in Taiwan, given its low fully vaccinated coverage rate
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe government does not have a double standard for China and New Zealand when responding to bans on Taiwanese fruit, C
921 EARTHQUAKE: The magnitude 7.3 quake left 2,456 people dead and 10,718 injured, while 53,661 houses were fully destroyed and 53,024 houses damaged
打過阿斯特捷利康(AstraZeneca,AZ)疫苗的人11月起入境美國會不會受限?歐洲聯盟執行委員會今天呼籲美國應允許接種AZ疫苗者入境;美國CDC則稱現有指引早已納入這類人士。路透社報導,白宮昨天表示11月起將放寬禁止許多非美國公民─包括歐盟公民─搭機入境美國的限制,屆時美方將要求幾乎所有12歲
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今(21日)是國際失智症日,國際失智症協會(ADI)發表「2021全球失智症報告」,內容指出全球有高達7成5失智者未被確診,而台灣近10年來失智者獲得診斷比率雖已提升2成多,不過還是有近5成未被確診。台灣失智症協會認為,未來隨醫學進步,可能導致「診斷需求海嘯」來臨,呼籲政府應積極強化醫療體系的失智症
第七十六屆聯合國大會總辯論二十一日在紐約市總部召開,上百個國家的總統、總理、首相和外交首長都將親臨出席,預料將聚焦於終結武漢肺炎疫情和因應氣候變遷挑戰。美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)二十日報導,美國擔憂,在疫苗分配不均的情況下,這場世界領袖的年度「大拜拜」,恐引發「超級傳播者」(super sprea
/ Staff writer, with CNATaiwan is to begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine to high-school students on Wednesday, and the Cent
/ The Guardian, with staff writerBritish newspaper The Mail on Sunday reported that Prince Charles met with Bruno Wang (汪家興), a Taiwanese fugitive who
EXPANDED COVERAGE: APRC holders, foreign spouses of Taiwanese citizens and foreign diplomats can apply for vouchers starting on Sunday, the agency sai
/ AP, HONG KONGThe 1,500-member panel that picks Hong Kong’s next leader would have only one opposition-leaning member, results showed yesterday from
Older adults who sleep six hours or fewer a night may have elevated risk for dementia and other cognitive issues, a new study finds.
NEW REGULATIONS: People working at conventions and trade fairs must now provide a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination when entering the sit
/ Staff writer, with CNAPeople who have received a first dose of Medigen Vaccine Biologics Co’s COVID-19 vaccine would be able to receive their second
/ AFP, HONG KONGHong Kong’s political elite yesterday began selecting a powerful committee to choose the territory’s next leader and nearly half the l
先前 Honda 推出一款名為 N7X 的概念車,擁有三排七人座設定,預期取代 BR-V 地位,近日原廠釋出一組預告影片,並指出 9 月 21 日線上新車發表,外媒表示,將是 N7X 概念車的量產版本問世。
進入高齡社會,失智症是國人刻不容緩的重要議題,研究發現,長期處於噪音環境下,罹患阿茲海默型的失智症恐增高,醫師表示,身體時時刻刻都處於壓力狀態和警覺狀態。若長期處於噪音汙染下,身體會對噪音產生反應,意會到潛在危險,讓腦內感到不安,而反覆有逃跑或應戰的警戒準備。
/ Staff writer, with CNAA small cluster of COVID-19 infections involving EVA Airways Corp (長榮航空) pilots is under control, while a cluster linked to a
BY OTHER MEANS: China could see CPTPP membership as a means of circumventing trade restrictions imposed by the US, amid an ongoing trade dispute betwe