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Timeline COVID-19
- 621From June 27 to July 31, CECC to expand government-funded regular rapid testing measures in community care institutions
- 622ACIP's COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children aged 6 months to 5 years, 5-11-year-olds, airport/port workers, home quarantine workers, airline crews, and workers in care institutions and social welfare system
- 623First batch of 504,000 doses of Novavax vaccine allocated through COVAX to arrive in Taiwan on morning of June 30
- 624Third round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits to begin on July 1; people can purchase test kits with their NHI cards
- 625To ensure health of children aged 0-6, second round of program to offer five free at-home rapid antigen test kits to children in age group to begin on July 1
- 626Effective from July 1, second booster eligibility to be expanded to airport/port workers, home quarantine workers, airline crews, and workers in care institutions and social welfare system
- 627CECC extends government-funded COVID-19 rapid test kit distribution program and includes 37 more distribution points in rural areas and offshore islands; individuals needing rapid tests can visit these locations to get medical services
- 628CECC draws up Definition and Principles for Handling Reinfection in Confirmed Cases
- 629Ninth batch of 450,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Taiwan on morning of July 6
- 630Fourth batch of 590,400 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children purchased by CECC arrives in Taiwan on morning of July 4
- 631Effective immediately, weekly cap of arrivals increased to 40,000; starting July 14, R.O.C. nationals, ARC holders, transit passengers to be exempt from providing PCR test results within two days of their flight
- 632Taiwan's Digital COVID-19 Certificate system to provide vaccination certificates in SHC format used by US, Japan, Canada, Australia
- 633CECC confirms one domestic case of BA.5 and launches epidemiological investigation, testing for contacts, and enhanced surveillance
- 634Executive Yuan announces appointments of new Minister of Health and Welfare, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare, CECC Commander, and chief epidemic prevention adviser; Premier Su expects pandemic work to be performed seamlessly to protect the health of people
- 635Taiwan to ease current mask mandate and other epidemic prevention measures starting July 19
- 636Central and local governments to jointly roll out Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years of age starting July 21
- 637Government-funded regular rapid testing measures in residential, community care institutions extended until August 31 to protect health of care recipients and staff in these institutions
- 638Effective from July 22, eligibility for second COVID-19 booster dose expanded to individuals aged 18 and older who need to travel abroad for work
- 639Taiwan reports first imported case of Omicron subvariant BA.2.75
- 640Taiwan to allow foreign nationals to apply to enter Taiwan for volunteering, religious proselytization, studying religious doctrines, internships, international exchanges, and working holidays (youth exchanges)
