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Taiwan accelerates procurement of COVID-19 vaccine Faster by liaising through senior diplomats in the US The said purchase request is more urgent. After the number of COVID-19 cases In the country soared slotxo rapidly While less than 1% of Taiwanese people are vaccinated.
Taiwan reported more than 700 cases of the infection in the country last week. As a result, the government issued a new round of disease control measures in Taipei. It also worries people who previously lived a relatively normal life in the midst of a controlled epidemic.

So far, Taiwan has only received 300,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for its 23 million people, all owned by AstraZeneca.

Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) said senior Taiwan officials in Washington negotiated with the United States a share of the COVID-19 vaccine. Which President Joe Biden plans to deliver to other countries.

"We are negotiating to accelerate the acquisition of additional vaccines," said Xiao Bi-Kim, who serves as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington. Or the de facto ambassador of Taiwan in the US

Mrs. Xiao also stated that Although purchasing vaccines is a function of the Taiwan Ministry of Health. But she is negotiating with the United States to expedite the process of purchasing the vaccine.

President Biden once said The US may send at least 20 million additional vaccines overseas by June.

The source also stated that The US government has already helped Taiwan coordinate with vaccine makers. To expedite vaccine delivery