2022/06/19-2022/06/27

6/19
2022第5屆唐獎生技醫藥獎得主揭曉,由3名科學家共享台幣五千萬的獎金。他們成功開發mRNA技術在生醫領域的應用,突破性研究造就了mRNA疫苗,成為對抗COVID-19的利器。
三位得獎人美國的免疫學家德魯.魏斯曼(Drew Weissman)、生物化學家卡塔林.卡里科(Katalin Karikó)及加拿大物理學家彼得.庫利斯 (Pieter Cullis )皆錄影表達感謝。

June 19: 
The winners of the 5th Tang Prize for biotechnology and medicine in 2022 were announced, and three scientists shared the NT$50 million (about US$1.6 million) prize. They successfully developed the application of mRNA technology in biomedicine, and their breakthrough research made possible mRNA vaccines, which became powerful weapons in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The three winners include American immunologist Drew Weissman, biochemist Katalin Karikó, and Canadian physicist Peter Cullius. They expressed gratitude with taped remarks. 


6/20
交通部觀光局宣布取消跟團須打滿3劑疫苗規定,未打滿3劑疫苗的旅客,可持48小時內快篩陰性證明代替,即日起生效。

June 20: 
The Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, announced that the requirement for travelers to receive three doses of vaccine is canceled. Effectively immediately, those who have not received three doses of vaccine may show proof of a negative rapid test within 48 hours. 

 

6/20
中科院九鵬基地20日進行陸軍年度「雷霆操演」,五八砲指部一輛多管火箭砲發射車,發生一枚MK45火箭彈「卡彈」未離架,直接在發射箱內爆炸 ,造成整輛雷霆-2000型火箭發射車燒毀。官兵幸均未受傷。這是國軍自力研發的雷霆火箭砲車成軍以來首度發生意外。

June 20: 
The Army held its annual Leiting Exercise at the Jiupeng base of the National Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology. A multiple rocket launcher of the 58th Artillery Command experienced an MK45 rocket jam, causing an explosion within the frame and the entire unit to burn down. Fortunately, no officer was injured. This is the first accident since the Thunder Rocket Artillery Vehicle, indigenously developed by the Armed Forces, entered service.


6/22
海軍一架S-70C反潛直升機,22日下午在左營基地執行飛行訓練時,從八十呎高度突然重落墜地,尾翼及旋翼斷裂,瞬間失火,正、副駕駛等四人受傷,其中機工長90-95%燒傷命危,家屬23日放棄救治。據傳海軍未在第一時間通報,國防部一個多小時後才知情。

June 22: 
While performing flight training at Zuoying base in the afternoon, an S-70C anti-submarine helicopter of the Navy suddenly fell to the ground from a height of 80 feet. The tail and rotor were broken and caught fire instantly. Four people including the pilot and co-pilot were injured. Among them, the foreman was in critical condition with burns between 90 and 95 percent. The family members gave up treatment on June 23. According to reports, the Navy did not notify at the first instance the Ministry of National Defense, which learned about the news more than an hour later.


6/22
台灣美國商會22日發布「2022台灣白皮書」,副會長吳王小珍指出,商會認為台灣今年最緊迫需要解決的問題,就是穩定能源供應。有高達78%的會員對電力供應不穩有高度隱憂。同時呼籲在防疫安全情況下開放邊境,以免失掉投資機會。

June 22: 
The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan released its 2022 Taiwan White Paper. Vice Chair Andrea Wu indicated that the most urgent issue for Taiwan this year is to stabilize the energy supply. Up to 78 percent of members have concerns about unstable electricity supply. At the same time, the chamber called for opening the border while ensuring epidemic prevention safety, so as to secure investment opportunities.


6/23
台綜院23日發布2022年下半年台灣經濟展望,考量俄烏戰爭、通膨與疫情因素,全球經濟復甦力道放緩,台灣整體出口也面臨較高不確定性,把台灣今年經濟成長率預估值從4.05%下修到3.8%。

June 23: 
The Taiwan Research Institute released its economic outlook for Taiwan for the second half of 2022. Considering factors such as the Russia-Ukraine War, inflation, and the pandemic, global economic recovery has slowed down, and Taiwan's overall exports are also facing great uncertainty. The economic growth rate estimate was revised to 3.8 percent, down from the previous 4.05 percent.


6/24
我國出現首例境外移入猴痘案例,為台南一名25歲男學生,赴德國留學半年後,6月16日返台,因發燒、喉嚨痛、肌肉痠痛、身體出現紅疹及鼠蹊部淋巴腫大,21、22日就醫,目前收治台南某醫院,台灣成亞洲第三個出現猴痘病例國家。

June 24: 
Taiwan saw the first imported case of monkeypox. A 25-year-old male student from Tainan returned to Taiwan on June 16 after studying in Germany for half a year received medical treatment on June 21 and 22 due to fever, sore throat, muscle aches, body rash, and swollen lymph nodes in the groin. He is currently housed in a hospital in Tainan. Taiwan is the third country in Asia to observe monkeypox cases.

 

6/26
今年四月本土疫情延燒,從高登案到大鑫「黑心快篩」之亂頻傳。根據本報掌握資料顯示,台灣四月到六月十二日疫情高峰期,共輸入約二點九六億劑,商機上看三百億。截至目前為止,共有三二六家廠商申請EUA(緊急使用許可),卅三家獲得卅五份EUA;若扣除最大宗的羅氏、亞培等廠商及開放民眾自行輸入的劑數,其餘廠商共賣出一點四億劑快篩,保守獲利一四○億,每家平均獲利逾四億元。

June 26:
Since the local pandemic from April, scandals like the Gordon case and Daxin fraudulent rapid test kits have become common. According to the information obtained by this newspaper, from April to June 12 when the epidemic reached its peak in Taiwan, a total of about 296 million rapid test kits were imported, and the business opportunity was estimated to be up to about $1 billion U.S. dollars. So far, a total of 326 business entities have applied for emergency use authorization (EUA), and 33 of them had been granted EUA. If we deducted the largest number of test kits imported by Roche, Abbott and others, the remaining business entities have sold 140 million kits, making a profit of $50 million U.S. dollars at least, with an average profit of about $14 million U.S. dollars for each business entity.

 

6/27
經濟部決議7月1日起調漲電價,以調漲用電大戶、不調漲住宅及小商家用電為原則。平均漲幅8.4%。其中,高壓及特高壓用電大戶的漲幅高達15%。
工商界批評漲幅不合理,促重啓核電,並指政策錯誤讓全民承擔。

June 27: 
The Ministry of Economic Affairs decided to increase electricity prices from July 1, raising prices most significantly on customers with high energy consumption and not increasing prices for residential and small business customers. The average increase will be 8.4 percent. High-voltage and ultra-high-voltage electricity customers will see prices hike by as much as 15 percent.
The business community criticized the price increase as unreasonable and urged the government to consider reviving nuclear power. According to critics, policy mistakes should not be borne by all the people.