Taipei, Oct. 27 (CNA) Taiwan's government is looking to make COVID-19 booster vaccines available to children aged 5-11 and has decided that if it does so a shorter interval of 3 months will be applied between the shots, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said Thursday.
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