Novavax says Taiwan has opted to get firm's COVID-19 vaccine via COVAX

TAIPEI: Taiwan has chosen to get the Novavax Inc COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX global sharing scheme, the company said on Friday, which would add much needed shots to the island's immunisation programme.

Taiwan's vaccine orders include 4.76 million doses from COVAX, though so far it has only received slightly more than 600,000 from the scheme, all AstraZeneca PLC shots. Novavax, in an emailed statement, said it already had an agreement to supply its vaccine to the COVAX facility.