COVID-19 vaccine

India took a regulatory shortcut to approve a vaccine by Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech before late clinical trials finished.

The Philippine president has ordered his security unit not to cooperate with those probing their use of an unapproved China-made vaccine.

The country’s approval of two vaccines whose efficacies are not completely known has prompted many to accuse the Modi government of vaccine nationalism.

The country's initial immunization plan aims to vaccinate 300 million people by August.

The Philippines aims vaccinate 60 to 70 million people over the next few years, falling short of an earlier promise made by President Duterte.

The country exceeded 500,000 cases right as international researchers were moving closer to an effective vaccine.

The public panic over flu vaccine safety highlights the potential problems facing a COVID-19 vaccine.

Having struggled to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the country has put all its chips on securing access to an effective vaccine.

There are risks, but the region has a lot to gain from the international race to find an effective vaccine.

The threat of a second wave seems to have renewed the sense of urgency for producing a vaccine.

PNG blocked the arrival of Chinese workers, saying it had not given approval for a vaccine trial.