A resident rests for 15 minutes after getting a Covid-19 jab in New Taipei. The island is struggling to secure enough doses. Photo: EPA-EFE
A resident rests for 15 minutes after getting a Covid-19 jab in New Taipei. The island is struggling to secure enough doses. Photo: EPA-EFE

As vaccine tensions rise, some in Taiwan head to mainland China for a jab

  • It’s become the latest cross-strait battle as Taipei scrambles to secure doses but says it doesn’t want Chinese ones
  • Some residents are taking up Beijing’s offer anyway, though according to a travel agent it’s mostly those with mainland connections

A resident rests for 15 minutes after getting a Covid-19 jab in New Taipei. The island is struggling to secure enough doses. Photo: EPA-EFE
A resident rests for 15 minutes after getting a Covid-19 jab in New Taipei. The island is struggling to secure enough doses. Photo: EPA-EFE
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