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A young girl living in central Taiwan has been diagnosed with the A H1N2 variant (H1N2v) of the novel swine influenza virus, only the second such case ever seen in Taiwan, a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) official said Monday.The 7-year-old girl, wh…

The Ministry of Health and Welfare has agreed to pay NT$2 million (US$65,460) under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)

A deadly fire claimed the lives of three young siblings in their home in Miaoli County’s Tongluo Township on Saturday.

Taiwan and the Philippines reached an agreement at a conference in Manila this week to expand cooperation on natural disaster

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Tuesday it had added asthma sufferers to its list of COVID-19 patients given

A new round of the government’s rationing program which allows people to buy cheaper COVID-19 rapid test kits will begin

The body that oversees Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) has decided to keep the NHI premium rate unchanged at 5.17

People aged 65 years or older have a better chance of remaining protected against severe illness or death from COVID-19

With 50,000 to 70,000 expected to be in mandatory quarantine during Taiwan’s Nov. 26 local elections, the Central Epidemic Command

Taiwan’s government has purchased an extra 200,000 seasonal influenza vaccine doses to meet higher-than-expected demand, Centers for Disease Control Deputy