Timeline COVID-19

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• 641Getting fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can reduce the risk of severe disease and help achieve herd immunity111-09-12
• 642CECC announces ACIP's recommendations on use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years of age111-09-12
• 643Effective from August 15, Taiwan to remove requirement that inbound passengers should provide COVID-19 PCR test result within two days of flight schedule time111-09-12
• 644Fourth round of name-based distribution system for at-home COVID-19 rapid tests and third round of free rapid test distribution program for children six or under to begin on August 15; people can purchase/collect test kits with their NHI cards111-09-12
• 645Effective from September 1, 3+4 quarantine policy to remain in place for arrivals; one person per room rule to be adopted during four days of self-initiated epidemic prevention111-09-12
• 646First batch of 1.2768 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for kids purchased by CECC arrives in Taiwan on morning of August 19111-09-29
• 647Effective immediately, weekly cap of arrivals increased to 50,000 people111-09-12
• 648Government-funded regular rapid testing measures in residential, community care institutions extended until September 30111-09-12
• 649Function of uploading random code through Contact Tracing Self-Reporting System for Confirmed Cases added to Taiwan Social Distancing App111-09-12
• 650To strengthen screening and protect health of elderly people, five at-home rapid antigen tests to be provided to people aged 65 and older free of charge starting September 1111-09-12
• 651Fifth round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits to begin on September 1; people can purchase test kits with their NHI cards111-09-12
• 652CECC announces ACIP's recommendations on rollout of Moderna's second-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, booster dose interval, and use of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged 12-17111-10-19
• 653First batch of preventative monoclonal antibody therapy Evusheld purchased by CECC to be distributed to provide better protection for individuals with weak immune systems in Taiwan111-10-19
• 654Effective September 12, Taiwan to reinstate visa-exempt entry for nationals of US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, countries in Europe, and diplomatic allies111-10-19
• 655First batch of 804,000 doses of Moderna's next-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on evening of September 16111-10-19
• 656Second batch of 803,000 doses of Moderna's next-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on evening of September 18111-10-19
• 657Government-funded regular rapid testing measures in residential, community care institutions extended until October 31111-10-19
• 658Second batch of 500,400 doses of Novavax vaccine allocated through COVAX arrive in Taiwan on morning of September 22111-10-19
• 659Third batch of 787,000 doses of Moderna's next-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on evening of September 25111-10-19
• 660To protect the health of indigenous people, five free at-home rapid test kits to be provided to indigenous people aged 55 to 64 starting September 26111-10-19