Taiwan finally getting BioNTech COVID vaccines in $350m deal


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> > Reuters 03:11 03:11 PM BdST Syringes are seen in front of a displayed Biontech logo in this illustration taken November 10, 2020. REUTERS Taiwan's government has tried for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory, for nixing an agreement the two sides were due to sign earlier this year. China denies the accusations. Last month, facing public pressure about the slow pace of Taiwan's inoculation programme, the government agreed to allow Foxconn's founder Terry Gou, as well as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, to negotiate...