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Mainlanders seek mRNA vaccines in Hong Kong
Published on 12/01/2023
» HONG KONG: Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.
Indonesia approves first home-grown Covid vaccine for emergency use
Reuters, Published on 28/09/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved its first domestically-produced Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use for people over 18, the chief of the country's food and drugs agency (BPOM) was quoted by news media as saying on Wednesday.
N Korea gets offers of aid, 'prefers US-made vaccines'
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea is facing its first confirmed Covid-19 outbreak with no known vaccine programme, sparking new calls for the government to accept aid that could save lives, help protect its battered economy and may lead to a diplomatic opening.
Sinovac shot prevents only 38% of Covid cases in kids, data shows
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/03/2022
» Young children who received two doses of China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd vaccine gained “modest” defences against Omicron infections and higher protection against developing severe cases of Covid-19, a study in Chile showed.
Indonesia launches Covid booster campaign to stem Omicron spread
AFP, Published on 12/01/2022
» Indonesia opened its coronavirus booster campaign to the public Wednesday as the country records rising infections driven by the Omicron variant.
Astra booster raises antibodies against Omicron
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/12/2021
» A third dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine significantly boosted neutralising antibodies against omicron, according to lab studies at the University of Oxford.
Indonesia starts vaccinating 6-11 year olds
Published on 15/12/2021
» Indonesia started administering COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between 6-11 on Tuesday, as the Southeast Asian country becomes one of the first in the region to immunise the very young. - REUTERS
Indonesia to start vaccinating children aged 6-11 against Covid
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia will start administering Covid-19 vaccinations for children aged between 6-11 on Tuesday, a health ministry official said, as the Southeast Asian country becomes one of the first in the region to immunise the very young.
Sinovac says Omicron data to take time
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2021
» China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd, whose coronavirus vaccine is the most widely used globally with 2.3 billion doses shipped out, said it’s testing its inactivated shot against Omicron in a number of laboratory studies but that any results would take time.
Unvaccinated Hong Kongers could be banned from restaurants, schools
South China Morning Post, Published on 28/11/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong is considering banning unvaccinated residents from entering certain businesses in a bid to prevent the transmission of a new, more contagious coronavirus variant already found in the city, the minister in charge of the Covid-19 jab drive said.