People who get vaccinated against COVID-19 under a government-subsidized program would no longer have to pay administrative surcharges, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday.
The NT$300 (US$10.82) administration fee for the jabs would be waived from today, eliminating all out-of-pocket fees for government-funded COVID-19 vaccines, the center said.
On Saturday, the CECC said that the fee would not be covered by a NT$4 billion COVID-19 relief budget approved last week.
Part of the funding would be allocated to local governments for setting vaccine sites, it said.
Taipei and New Taipei City offer the subsidized jabs to medical workers, epidemic prevention workers and
NT$300 FEE NIXED: The jabs are available for medical staff nationwide, as well as other workers at higher risk of exposure to the virus in Taipei and New Taipei CityBy Wu Su-wei, Wang Chun-chi and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer and CNA