2019 年 12 月從中國武漢爆發的「新冠肺炎」，迅速蔓延全球，引發重
大傷亡；2020 年 1 月台灣要從中國撤僑，卻因兩岸立場歧異造成風波不斷，
甚至造成雙方高度的政治對立；而台美防疫的緊密合作引發中國高度不滿。
到了 2021 年 5 月台灣面臨「變種病毒」的入侵，使得 1 年多「零確診」的防
疫成果面臨威脅而急需疫苗，而台灣的疫苗不足造成民怨四起，在野黨更嚴
詞抨擊，甚至呼籲進口中國疫苗，這使得日本與美國迅速在 6 月捐贈大量疫
苗給台灣以鞏固民心；由於台灣也希望採購德國的 BNT 疫苗，但由於中國的
政治阻撓使得台灣無法獲得，最後在國際介入與台灣政府的協助下，鴻海、
台積電與慈濟功德會得已購買到 BNT 疫苗，解決燃眉之急。而台灣的防疫成
果獲得國際高度肯定，使得 G7 會員國在 2021 年公開支持台灣參加 WHA，
美國更是力挺。由於蔡英文政府在這兩年的防疫措施獲得民眾支持，使得在
民調中有 55％以上的受訪者肯定其政績。

The outbreak of “COVID-19” from Wuhan (China) in December 2019 spread
rapidly around the world, causing heavy casualties. In January 2020, Taiwan
intended to evacuate its citizens from China, but the gaps in the positions of the
two sides of the Taiwan Strait caused constant turmoil, which even resulted in
a high degree of political confrontation between the two sides. Moreover, the
close cooperation between Taiwan and the United States in pandemic prevention
has caused a high level of dissatisfaction in China. In May 2021, Taiwan
encountered the invasion of “variant virus,” which threatened the pandemic
prevention achievements of “zero diagnosis” for more than a year and resulted
in an urgent need for vaccines. The lack of vaccines in Taiwan caused public
dissatisfaction. The opposition party sternly criticized it and even called for the
import of vaccines made in China. This situation made Japan and the U.S. rapidly
donate many vaccines to Taiwan in June to consolidate public opinion. Taiwan
also intended to purchase the BNT vaccine made in Germany, however, due to
China’s political obstruction, Taiwan failed to procure it. Eventually, with the
assistance of international intervention and the support of Taiwan government,
Hon Hai Precision Industry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and Buddhist
Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation successfully purchased the BNT vaccine
to meet the urgent need. Taiwan’s pandemic prevention achievements were highly
recognized internationally, making the G7 member states openly support Taiwan’s
participation in the WHA in 2021, and the U.S. was even more supportive. Since
the anti-pandemic measures during Presidency of Tsai Ing-wen in the past two
years won public support, more than 55% of respondents in the polls affirmed her
political achievements.