/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/FZJBIWBTFZK4NL3CEKU6GLAJD4.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "Taiwan says 240,000 COVID-19 Moderna doses to arrive on Friday")
A vial containing doses of the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and empty syringes are seen at a vaccination centre in Ronda, Spain June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
TAIPEI, June 18 (Reuters) – A further 240,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) will arrive in Taiwan on Friday afternoon, Deputy Minister of the Interior Chen Tsung-yen said, boosting the island’s slow vaccination programme.
Only around 5% of Taiwan’s 23.5 million people have received at least one shot so far, with orders delayed by global shortages as the island deals with a spike in…
