Covid-19 vaccines Monday as it seeks to rely more on local options after struggling to secure sufficient supply of the major international shots.
President Tsai Ing-wen will be among the first on Monday to get the vaccine developed by Taipei-based Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corporation.
The company is yet to complete phase-3 trials for its vaccine but has been granted an emergency use authorization to begin inoculations.
The move to accelerate its domestic vaccine rollout comes as the economy remains depressed after the government enforced a soft lockdown in May to counter the island’s worst outbreak since the novel coronavirus first emerged.