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Timeline COVID-19
- 61Government-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
- 62Fourth 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 cards
- 63First batch of 1.2768 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for kids purchased by CECC arrives in Taiwan on morning of August 19
- 64To 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 1
- 65Fifth 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 cards
- 66First batch of preventative monoclonal antibody therapy Evusheld purchased by CECC to be distributed to provide better protection for individuals with weak immune systems in Taiwan
- 67First batch of 804,000 doses of Moderna's next-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on evening of September 16
- 68Second batch of 803,000 doses of Moderna's next-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on evening of September 18
- 69Second batch of 500,400 doses of Novavax vaccine allocated through COVAX arrive in Taiwan on morning of September 22
- 70Third batch of 787,000 doses of Moderna's next-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on evening of September 25
- 71To 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 26
- 72Fourth batch of 605,000 doses of Moderna's next-generation bivalent COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Taiwan on morning of September 29
- 73Sixth round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits and fourth round of free rapid test distribution program for children six or under and elderly people 65 and older to begin on October 1; people can purchase/collect test kits with their NHI cards
- 74Second batch of 624,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children purchased by CECC arrives in Taiwan on morning of October 31
- 75Seventh round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits, fifth round of free rapid test program for children six and under, and third round of free rapid test program for elderly people 65 and older to begin on November 1; people can purchase/collect test kits with their NHI cards
- 76First batch of 703,000 doses of Moderna BA.4/5 bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on morning of November 10
- 77Eligibility for free rapid test kits expanded to people from low- and lower-middle-income households and elementary school students to protect their health; 1.8 million people eligible for five free rapid tests
- 78Second batch of 613,000 doses of Moderna BA.4/5 bivalent COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Taiwan on morning of November 24
- 79Third batch of 796,000 doses of Moderna BA.4/5 bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Taiwan on evening of November 30
- 80Eighth round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits, sixth round of free rapid test program for children six and under, and fourth round of free rapid test program for elderly people 65 and older to begin on December 1; people can purchase/collect test kits with their NHI cards
