There must be caution in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp and United Biomedical Inc before their phase 3 trials are conducted, former Centers for Disease Control director Su Ih-jen (蘇益仁) said on Monday.
Su’s comment came a day after Chinese-language media reported that Academia Sinica research fellow Chen Pei-jer (陳培哲) quit a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee to protest the government’s vaccine authorization plans.
Chen said he resigned late last month because he felt that the committee would have trouble remaining neutral when reviewing domestic vaccine candidates, with the major challenge to neutrality posed by
The Taipei-based Good Liver Clinic is to be fined NT$2 million (US$72,028) after giving free COVID-19 vaccine shots to people not in groups eligible to receive them, Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) said yesterday.
The Zhongshan District (中山)-based clinic was removed from the city’s list of vaccination venues and health officials would be investigated for giving 1,113 doses to the clinic, Huang told an afternoon news conference at Taipei City Hall.
The Chinese-language <i>Liberty Times</i> (the <i>Taipei Times</i>’ sister paper) on Tuesday in an exclusive story citing an anonymous tip reported that a Taipei clinic was doling out unused vaccines.
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COVID-19: FDA probing illegal sales of test kits online
By Lin Hui-chin, Su Yung-yao and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporters, with staff writer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday said it is investigating the online sale of rapid COVID-19 testing products in contravention of rules against the unlicensed sale of medical equipment and “distance” commerce.
Testing kits are classified as medical equipment and therefore can only be sold by certified vendors and pharmacies, FDA Medical Devices and Cosmetics Division specialist Lin Hsin-hui (林欣慧) said.
At present, there are no permitted “distance” channels to buy medical equipment, such as through the Internet, telemarketing, Line, Instagram or other social media platforms, Lin added.
DPP Taipei official resigns over allegations
NO SPECIAL TREATMENT: The Taipei chapter of the DPP has ‘zero tolerance for gangs,’ its chairman said, adding that Chao Chieh-yu’s party membership would be revoked
By Yang Hsin-hui, Peng Wan-hsin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer
An official at the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Taipei chapter on Friday said he would resign over allegations that his son had been implicated in a narcotics and fraud investigation.
Chao Ying-kuang’s (趙映光) son, Chao Chieh-yu (趙介佑), faces accusations of having been involved in racketeering, assault and kidnapping related to organized crime.
Chao Ying-kuang resigned as convener of the Taipei chapter’s review committee after earlier saying that his son should be expelled from the party.