MPOX/Taiwan not planning to buy vaccine that protects against monkeypox: Chen
05/23/2022 08:18 PM
Taiwan is not currently planning to buy a vaccine which provides crossover protection against monkeypox, a disease endemic to Africa which has lately been confirmed in at least a dozen countries, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Monday.
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