台積電採購疫苗，尋求美國白宮高層、美國商務部長協助！
U.S. Commerce chief says Taiwan's TSMC asked for help getting COVID vaccines
(Reuters https://ppt.cc/fXUHdx)
美國商務部長(Gina Raimondo)接受路透社採訪時表示：
「已和台積電CEO就COVID-19疫苗取得一案對談。TSMC已和白宮高層尋求幫助。
而美國已正面回應絕對會當一個好夥伴」
台灣一直在努力加速其訂購的疫苗到貨，以應對國內病例的增加，
儘管台灣國內感染率仍然相對較低。
雖然自 5 月中旬國內首次疫情爆發以來，尚未對台灣的晶片生產造成重大影響，但一些美國汽車管理階層本月初私透露給路透社，他們擔心台灣的 COVID-19 可能會影響半導體交貨給美國工廠。
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday said she had spoken with the chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) and that he had asked for help getting access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Raimondo told Reuters in an interview "he asked for help in that regard, he has spoken to high level officials in the White House. We have responded and we definitely want to be a good partner and I do think it's helping."
Taiwan has been trying to speed up the arrival of the millions of vaccines it has on order as it deals with a rise in domestic cases, although infections remain comparatively low.
Although there has been no major impact so far on chip production in Taiwan since domestic cases began rising in the middle of May, some U.S. auto executives have told Reuters privately earlier this month they were concerned COVID-19 in Taiwan could impact the flow of semiconductors to U.S. factories.
