Timeline COVID-19
- 81Fifth round of free rapid test distribution program for elderly people aged 65 and older, seventh round of free rapid test distribution program for children six and under to begin on Jan. 10 through Feb. 28; free rapid test kits to be given to disadvantaged individuals and people with physical or mental disabilities from Jan. 12 to Feb. 15
- 8210th round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits to begin on Feb. 1, and people can purchase rapid tests with their NHI cards; children six and under and elderly people 65 and older who are eligible for free rapid tests and haven't collected rapid tests can still get them with their NHI cards before Feb. 28
- 8311th round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits to begin on March 1, and people can purchase rapid tests with their NHI cards; children six and under and elderly people 65 and older who are eligible for free rapid tests should collect rapid tests with their NHI card as soon as possible, and these two distributing programs will end on Feb. 28 this year as scheduled
- 84Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine available again for individuals under 18 as their first dose; those who have not completed their primary series vaccination can receive this vaccine
- 8512th round of name-based rationing system for at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits to begin on April 1; people can purchase test kits with their NHI cards
- 86Name-based rapid test distribution system to remain in place until April 30 and be discontinued as of May 1 as it has served its purpose in previous stages of pandemic
- 87Starting June 1, local health centers to stop selling face masks on Saturdays
- 88Starting April 19, NHI-contracted pharmacies and local health centers to stop selling face masks on Sundays