One of SLOT the stories dominating Taiwanese media today is whether it is right to impose fines, after two 16-year-olds received AstraZeneca vaccinations.
There are two vaccines available in Taiwan - AstraZeneca and Moderna.
Recipients for both must be 18 or over.
The two recipients are nursing students, and they were vaccinated on 20 June in the city of Kaohsiung.
They were working as care home interns and, as local governments have asked care homes to submit lists of residents and staff so they can be prioritised for vaccination, their names were included.
According to the Taiwan News website, the city’s department of health is now “considering punitive action against the institution that listed the students”.
It has also stressed that staff at vaccination centres should be more vigilant in checking the ages of vaccine recipients.
The two students are reported as being in good health, after having a slight fever.
However, the incident has ignited much discussion on social media platforms.
There are some concerns about the perceived negligence of vaccine checks, given their age.
Many are also commenting on how the two have been fortunate not to experience side effects, given the slightly higher risk that young recipients of AstraZeneca could experience rare blood clots.
And some on social media are questioning the “privilege” of the nursing students, given vaccines are in short supply at the moment on the hard-hit island - and many other countries are not inoculating minors.
But other commenters on platforms, like YouTube, say “at least they are [working] on the front-line”.