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Covid-19: China will have enough vaccine doses – convincing the public is the issue, experts say
Health experts said China would have enough vaccine doses to meet a target of immunising 40 per cent of the population against Covid-19 by July, but overcoming public hesitancy was…
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Seychelles days away from ‘herd immunity’ after coronavirus vaccinations successfully rolled out
The Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles had one of the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine roll-outs, and this month it aims to again break ground by reaching so-called “herd immunity”.President…
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Hong Kong ombudsman accuses authorities of inadequate monitoring of high-demand vaccines
Hong Kong’s ombudsman has accused authorities of inadequate monitoring of high-demand vaccines following an investigation into their quality, after fake human papillomavirus (HPV) shots were found at two clinics in…
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South Korea pushes ahead with Covid-19 vaccinations amid fake news, alarm
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Thursday appealed for calm as concerns rose over the deaths of two people, both with pre-existing conditions, days after they received the first…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong vaccination centres deem dozens unfit for Sinovac jab; city records nine new Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong recorded nine new coronavirus infections on Thursday, while a minister revealed that 67 people were deemed unfit to receive the Sinovac vaccine the day before.The rejection of dozens…
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India’s Bharat Biotech says its Covaxin coronavirus vaccine is 81 per cent effective
Indian pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech said its domestically developed vaccine, criticised for being rolled out before final trials, was found in interim late-stage data to have almost 81 per cent…
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China’s ‘two sessions’: wealth inequality poses threat to Beijing’s post-pandemic economic plan
When Peng Biao first shifted to the bustling city of Guangzhou from the remote mountain village she grew up in, she felt a world away from home.Like hundreds of millions…
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Beijing public health workers the least willing in China to get Covid-19 vaccine, survey finds
Public health workers in Beijing are the least willing to get a coronavirus jab compared to their peers elsewhere in China, according to a survey by the Chinese Centre for…
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China-Australia relations: lucrative international education sector takes hit amid trade row, survey shows
Three in five businesses in the China-Australia education sector say Chinese appetites for Australian education are deteriorating, with the tense bilateral relationship between the two countries the main reason, according…
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Malaysia’s coronavirus vaccination efforts dogged by accusations of queue-jumping
A week after the launch of its national immunisation plan, Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination efforts have come under scrutiny following allegations that political aides and workers were jumping the queue.Local media…