So, here are the number of vaccinations over the last eight reporting periods:
45,449
39,886
38,654
60,714
57,546
57,850
29,025
13,812
Seems a sudden decline over the last two days.
In any case, 3% of Taiwanâs total population is now partially or fully vaxed.
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No more available vaccines left. Need to wait for checks to finish on the ones that arrived recently.
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Low stock, once the Japanese shipment starts getting rolled out across Taiwan the numbers should go back up again.
https://covid-19.nchc.org.tw/dt_002-csse_covid_19_daily_reports_vaccine_city2.php?language=en
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They have something like this at SFO too. Itâs J&J though.
I figure if youâre going to travel to the US to get vaxxed, might as well get Moderna or Pfizer.
Thanks. J&J is one and done though. Can literally turn around and fly back in 24 hrs at SFO.
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Yes, but the efficacy of J&J is lower. And ideally, if youâre going to come to get vaxxed, you should stay fairly isolated for the 2 weeks following your vaccination since you wonât have much if any protection for that period of time.
Itâs good enough, and while efficacy is 74% itâs 100% effective against hospitalization and death from the virus, rendering any breakthrough infection very mild. Plus, only needing one shot is a pretty sweet deal.
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I plan on going to the US in perhaps August. By that time I (hopefully) will have had my second AZ dose.
How advisable would it be to get Pfizer while there (considering it is more effective, including all currently known variants)? I plan to stay there a couple months. At home, of course.
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From the EU theyâll need an export permit.
Theyâre studying the mixing and matching of vaccines, but no conclusive data and recommendations exists yet.
Why? If youâve been fully vaccinated, you donât need to lock yourself in your house. In many parts of the US, cases per 100K are super low (less than the number of fingers on your hands) and vaccination rates are high.
I believe the article mentions J&J for LAX. Fly in, get vaxxed at the airport, fly back same day, and two weeks of quarantine in Taiwan. All done in 15-16 days. Hmmmmm.
I mean it is a bit crazy to spend thousands of dollars and travel 24 hours round trip on economy just to stop at LAX for a couple hours⌠but we live in crazy times I suppose.
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Theyâre really low numbers ⌠granted, availability is an issue.
But have they even sped up the process a bit yet? Or are people still needing to fill in a bunch of pointless forms first.
Yeah, if I travel to get vaccinated, I would definitely visit the US for at least 5 or 6 days so I can see my brother and a few friends.
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Iâve got a nine-year-old. I donât want to take him on a flight to the US until things are completely solved there. And I donât like spending too much time away from familyâŚ
Things arenât going to be âcompletely solvedâ anywhere for some time.
But I can tell you that things are a lot more normal here where I am in the US than they were in Taipei when I left.
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lol David Beckham to the rescue.
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