CDC extends vaccination program for COVID-19

LOW COVERAGE: Taiwan is facing an epidemic period, officials said, adding that there are about 3,000 Novavax vaccine doses and 440,000 Moderna doses available By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter Add TT as Preferred Source Expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines funded by the government has been extended until September, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, urging people with higher risk of severe illness to get vaccinated as soon as possible.The expanded eligibility includes people aged six months or older who have not received the latest COVID-19 vaccine.The centers on Tuesday last week said that weekly hospital visits for COVID-19 had increased by 66.5 percent, reaching the threshold for an epidemic. A woman in injected with a COVID-19 vaccine at the Legislative Yuan in Ta