Taiwan leader gets local COVID-19 vaccine as rollout begins

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen received a locally developed coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in Taipei on Monday as the self-governed island began rolling out the Medigen vaccine the same day.By becoming the first to receive the jab, Tsai hopes to demonstrate that the new vaccine, developed by local vaccine maker Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp., is effective and safe, in a bid to improve inoculation rates.The rollout began as Taiwan struggles to secure vaccine doses from overseas.Even though community cases began spreading on the island from mid-May in the latest wave, the government has si…READ FULL ARTICLE