Day: July 21, 2022

Taiwan began rolling out the Moderna vaccine for children aged 6 months through 5 years old on Thursday. Here is how to get a shot in cities and counties across Taiwan.

Taipei

Reservations can be made through the city government’s vaccination reservation website, or by contacting hospitals offering the vaccine.

The hospitals include Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Cathay General Hospital, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei Medical University Hospital, and the Zhongxing, Renai and Zhongxiao branches of Taipei City Hospital.

New Taipei

Reservations can be made through the city’s vaccination reservation website. A vaccination site will also be set up at Global Mall in Zhonghe District.

Keelung

The city government has set up vaccination sites in each of its seven administrative districts, which will operate from July 22-31. Reservations are not needed and more information can be found on the city government website.

In addition, 19 hospitals and clinics in the city will also offer the vaccine, all but one of which requires a reservation in advance. A list of the institutions can be found here.

Taoyuan

The city government has set up 30 vaccination sites at elementary schools and a preschool in the city that will offer vaccinations on July 23.

Hospitals and clinics offering the vaccination shots from July 23-29 can be found here.

Hsinchu City

Reservations can be made through the city’s vaccination reservation website.

Hsinchu County

Reservations can be made through the county’s vaccination reservation website.

Miaoli County

Seven vaccination sites will offer the vaccine on the morning of July 23, with no reservation needed. Beginning July 25, the vaccine will be available at district health centers in the county. More information can be found on the county government website.

Taichung

The city government has set up 46 vaccination sites that will operate from July 22 to July 25. More details on the sites can be found on the city’s Civil Affairs Bureau website.

The vaccine will also be offered at hospitals and clinics around the city. A list can be found here.

Changhua County

Reservations can be made through the county’s vaccination reservation site.

Nantou County

Forty-five hospitals and clinics will begin offering the vaccine on July 22, a list of which can be found here. In addition, 13 vaccination sites will be available on the morning of July 23.

Yunlin County

A list of hospitals and clinics offering the vaccine can be found on the county government’s Facebook page. The same list is also available on a government website that is updated every Friday.

Chiayi City

A list of hospitals and clinics offering the vaccine can be found on the city government website.

Chiayi County

Reservations can be made through the county government’s vaccination reservation website.

Tainan

Reservations can be made through the city’s vaccination reservation site.

Kaohsiung

Children 6 months through 5 years old can get vaccinated at 224 hospitals and clinics, while those aged 2-5 can also get their shot at 10 vaccination sites in the city. Reservations can be made on a city government website.

Pingtung County

A list of hospitals and clinics offering the vaccine is available on the website of the county’s Public Health Bureau.

Yilan County

The county government has a list of vaccination sites as well as hospitals and clinics offering vaccine shots.

Hualien County

Children can get vaccinated at locations listed on the county government website.

Taitung County

Five hospitals and clinics and 16 district health centers will offer the vaccine, and more information on how to make reservations can be found on the county government website.

Penghu County

The county government has said it will arrange for children to get vaccinated at schools or district health centers.

Kinmen County

Children can get vaccinated at Kinmen Hospital and five district health centers.

Lienchiang County

The county government has not yet announced details of its vaccine rollout.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

Filipino-American playmaker Jason Brickman will remain with professional T1 LEAGUE champions Kaohsiung Aquas for the 2022-2023 season as the club aims to win back-to-back titles, according to the Aquas Thursday.

The clutch point guard put up impressive numbers in the league’s inaugural 2021-2022 season as he was named the Most Valuable Import player, ranking first in the league in assists, as well as on the All-T1 LEAGUE First Team, the Aquas said in a statement.

Brickman led the league with an average of 10.3 dimes per game during the regular season as he helped the Aquas win the league championship in the T1 LEAGUE last season.

The 30-year-old 179-cm-tall point guard also averaged 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds over 38 minutes and 13 seconds per game during the regular season, while also being named the Import of the Month for December.

“I chose to come back to the Aquas because it has been a very professional organization and I have enjoyed playing with this group of guys. I loved being in Taiwan and especially living in Kaohsiung,” Brickman said.

He wants to help his team repeat its success and win back-to-back championships, Brickman said.

Brickman won over many local basketball fans with his leadership and on-court magic that helped the Aquas enter the playoffs as the regular season’s top team and win the championship after a three-game sweep of the Taichung Wagor Suns in the playoff finals.

Having played for professional clubs around the world, the 30-year-old point guard also played for the Philippines-based San Miguel Alab Pilipinas in the 2019-2020 season of the regional ASEAN Basketball League, which was cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to playing with the Alab Pilipinas, he was on the roster of the Mighty Sports — Go for Gold team that clinched the 2019 William Jones Cup in Taiwan with an 8-0 record at Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel

Taiwan’s top badminton players quashed their respective competitors on Thursday to glide into the quarterfinals of the 2022 Taipei Open.

World No. 4 in men’s singles Chou Tien-chen (???) defeated world No. 70 Kiran George of India 23-21, 16-21, 21-7 in Round 2, in their first-ever encounter, taking the match in 58 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals.

In a tightly contested first game, the score was tied at 21-21 at one point, but Chou gained the next two points to clinch the opener at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium.

George gained the upper hand early in the second game, reaching the mid-game interval with 11-8, then reeled in the next five consecutive points to widen the score 16-8. From there, the Indian shuttler never looked back and finished the game 21-16.

In the decider, Chou was all fired up, putting on a clinic to pocket 10 consecutive points from 10-6, lifting the score to match point opportunity 20-6. George saved the first match point opportunity but conceded the second.

In the men’s doubles, Olympic gold medalists Lee Yang (??) and Wang Chi-lin (???) defeated world No. 81 pair Ishaan Bhatnagar and Sai Pratheek K. of India 21-19, 21-23, 21-9, in 55 minutes.

Meanwhile, world No. 2 Tai Tzu-ying (???) overpowered compatriot Hung En-tzu (???) 21-6, 21-8 in just 20 minutes, in their first-ever encounter.

Tai, an Olympic silver medalist and a three-time Taipei Open champion, will next take on world No. 41 Pai Yu-po (???) of Taiwan in the quarterfinals.

Chou, a three-time Taipei Open title holder, will be pitted against compatriot Chen Chi-ting (???), ranked 157 in the world, while Lee and Yang will come up against Taiwanese Lee Chia-han (???) and Lin Yong-sheng (???) in the quarterfinals.

The 2022 Taipei Open, a Super 300 event that carries a total purse of US$500,000 (NT$14.950 million), is being held for the 39th time, with the participation of 92 players from 26 countries.

The tournament was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel