Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Taipei will release 15,000 more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT) COVID-19 vaccine for the public on Wednesday after heavy demand for it in the latest round of bookings, according to the city's health department.
Taipei, May 16 (CNA) There is currently not enough evidence to support the theory that expectorant medication, which is usually used to clear mucus from the airway, can help reduce the mortality rate among COVID-19 patients, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Monday.
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Over 120 residents and staffers at a senior care home in Taipei have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with three of them having died from the disease, the city's Department of Social Welfare said Saturday.
Taipei, May 14 (CNA) Older people and certain immunocompromised individuals aged 18 and over will be authorized to receive a second booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).
Three residents of a care home for the elderly in Taipei have died of COVID-19 amid an outbreak that has infected 126 people at the care center, the Taipei Department of Social Welfare said yesterday.
The virus has infected 49 employees and 77 residents, including the three deceased, at Haoran Senior Citizens’ Home in Beitou District (北投), the department said.
Seven residents have been hospitalized, while 67 remain at Haoran and are being closely monitored virtually by doctors at Taipei City Hospital’s Yangming Branch, it added.
Tung Fu-chuang (童富泉), who heads the care home, told the Central News Agency that the initial