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Taiwan says Thailand prioritising AstraZeneca shots for itself

Thailand is prioritising AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccines produced in the country for itself due to the severity of the pandemic there, which has delayed deliveries to Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday.

Taiwan is dealing with a spike in domestic infections and only three percent of its 23.5 million people have received at least one shot of a vaccination so far, with millions of doses on order that have yet to arrive.

"The problem is that the goods that were supposed...

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