Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-04-25

The Centers for Disease Control has begun restricting access to the measles vaccine as supplies run short. As a recent outbreak of the disease causes a surge in demand for vaccination, health authorities are focusing on giving shots to workers whose professions leave them the most exposed.

The total number of measles cases in Taiwan this year reached 23 on Tuesday, when a man in southern Taiwan was diagnosed with the disease. The number of cases is unusual for Taiwan, where the general population is largely immune, either through exposure, or in the case of those under 40, through vaccination as children.

Taiwan’s Central News Agency reports that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has ruled out a national measles epidemic.     [FULL  STORY]