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Japan plans to donate 1.2 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan – NHK – Metro US

Japan plans to donate 1.2 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan – NHK

FILE PHOTO: Picture illustration of a vial labelled with the
FILE PHOTO: Picture illustration of a vial labelled with the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government plans to donate 1.2 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan to help the island following a rise in cases, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported.

Japan’s government will begin preparations for vaccine shipments from Friday, NHK said.

(Reporting by Tim Kelly)