Japan will send a third batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, in a further show of support for the Chinese-claimed island which is now ramping up inoculations.
shots would be sent on Thursday, which would bring the country's total donations to Taiwan so far to almost 3.4 million doses.Taiwan's Foreign Ministry expressed its thanks, especially at a time when Japan is facing its own serious coronavirus situation.
"The friendship between Taiwan and Japan is unwavering. The Foreign Ministry once again thanks our partners in freedom and democracy for their warm assistance and strong support," it added. Taiwan has complained that Chinese interference blocked a deal earlier this year for it to get vaccines from Germany's BioNTech SELast month the United States donated 2.5 million Moderna IncTaiwan is rapidly expanding its vaccination programme, though so far only around one-tenth of its 23.5 million people have received at least one of the two shot regimen. But the government has millions of doses on order.
Taiwan's own relatively small domestic COVID-19 outbreak has now generally been brought under control, though there remain sporadic community infections. Reporting by Rocky Swift; Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Raju GopalakrishnanSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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