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CECC seeking Pfizer vaccine for under fives

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) is negotiating a purchase of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than five, it said yesterday, as it received a new batch of the vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. The shipment delivered yesterday consisted of 504,000 doses that expire on Sept. 30, and are to be administered as first and second shots, said Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞), deputy head of the CECC’s medical response division. Taiwan signed a contract in late April to purchase 1.8 million doses of the vaccine for adults, which have all been delivered, along with

Penghu xianChen shih chungCenters for disease control deputyCentral epidemic command centerDrug administrationLeei chiaPenghu defense commandPenghu countyJibei islandPenghu defenseWelfare chen shih chungThe taipei times

Stranded freighter is removed after nearly eight months

The hull of the Panama-registered freighter Fortune was on Sunday removed from near the coast of Jibei Island (吉貝嶼) in Penghu County after being stranded there for almost eight months. The ship was subsequently towed away by two tugboats and arrived at the Port of Taichung yesterday morning. “We thank the residents of Jibei Island for their assistance and support in successfully removing the ship ahead of the typhoon season, which starts next month,” Maritime and Port Bureau Director-General Yeh Hsieh-lung (葉協隆) said. “ “We will ask the ship owner to pay for all the costs involved in removing the stranded vessel, restoring

Penghu countyPenghu xianYunlin countyYunlin xianPort bureauTaiwan international port corpShelley shanJibei islandPort bureau director general yeh hsieh lungCommercial port actThe taipei times

Jibei summer - Taipei Times

People walk along a stone wall on Jibei Island in Penghu County in an undated photograph. The Tourism Bureau’s Penghu National Scenic Area Administration is promoting Penghu using the seasons as themes, with Jibei representing the summer months.

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Penghu fireworks festival to feature drone light shows

Taipei, March 24 (CNA) A fleet of 500 drones will be deployed to carry out aerial light displays at the 2022 Penghu International Fireworks Festival, which starts in April, the organizers said Thursday.

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Belize-registered ship aground in Penghu Islands after drifting crewless for four days

Belize-registered ship aground in Penghu Islands after drifting crewless for four days
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