BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines Coming to Taiwan, Chinese Agent Says

BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines Coming to Taiwan, Chinese Agent Says
Syringes with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines lie on a tray in a file photo. Albert Gea/Reuters
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TAIPEI—The Chinese sales agent for Germany’s BioNTech SE said on Sunday it had signed a deal to provide 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, part of a drawn-out and highly politicized process for the island to access the shots.

Taiwan’s government has tried for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed the Chinese regime for nixing an agreement the two sides were due to sign earlier this year. The Chinese regime denies the accusations.