CORONAVIRUS/CDC to buy 5.5 million COVID-19 vaccines, to administer from October
06/26/2024 10:09 PM
Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Wednesday announced a plan to buy 5.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines targeting new variants that it will begin administering, along with flu vaccines, in October.
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