Japan plans to donate 1.2 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan - NHK

FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government plans to donate 1.2 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan to help the island following a rise in cases, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported.

Japan's government will begin preparations for vaccine shipments from Friday, NHK said.

(Reporting by Tim Kelly)

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