Taiwan questions coronavirus fatality rate as death toll rises
- Outbreak that started in April shows further signs of easing
- Concerns about vaccine safety surface after string of deaths among the inoculated
But overall, its case fatality rate is more than 4 per cent – much higher than the global average of 2.16 per cent and the US’ 1.8 per cent. It is also higher than the 1.76 per cent reported in Hong Kong, according to the global figures.
And in the last eight days, at least 100 vaccinated people have died, prompting public concerns about the safety of vaccines and the cause of the higher fatality rate.
“Why is our case fatality rate so high? Did we do anything to keep such a rate down?” Kaohsiung city councillor Tung Yen-chen said in the southern Taiwanese city on Monday.
On Tuesday, Taipei city councillor Lo Chih-chiang asked the island’s Central Epidemic Command Centre to explain the risks of taking the jabs and the rise in the number of deaths after vaccination.