Taipei Times
Date: Oct 31, 2019
By: Lee I-chia  /  Staff reporter

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday rejected a rumor that government-funded influenza vaccinations were delayed this year because vaccines had been “snatched up” by China.

Government-funded flu shots are to be available from Nov. 15, later than previous years.

There was a rumor that local health centers said the reason for the delay was because China had taken the vaccines, and that the program could even be delayed for another month, the centers said.

Calling the rumor “ridiculous,” the centers said that government-funded quadrivalent vaccines would be available from Nov. 15 and administered in phases.    [FULL  STORY]