COVID-19 vaccines

Australia, Japan, South Korea, and others have found middle ground between a full return to pre-pandemic normalcy and attempts to cling to “zero COVID.”

For all its success at home, South Korea has been less forthcoming with donations during the pandemic.

Using COVID-19 vaccines as a tool of coercion is counterproductive and dangerous.

Logistics performance is a good indicator of a country's vaccination success, but some intriguing exceptions also offer lessons for countries hampered by poor logistics.

If we want Solomon Islanders to have a safe future, our people must embrace vaccinations everywhere, on all islands, from the coast to the mountains and the valleys.

Like many nations, North Korea’s initial calculation may have been that there would be an eventual end to the pandemic.

Singapore was able to succeed in getting most of its population vaccinated by ensuring there were few barriers to getting the shot and increasing difficulties for the unvaccinated.

With countries like Papua New Guinea on the edge of crisis, richer countries can do more to help supply vaccines and mitigate hesitancy. 

The announcement follows queries about the efficacy of the Chinese vaccine, the world’s most widely used COVID-19 jab.

Though at opposite ends of the spectrum in their COVID-19 performances, both countries are feeling pressure to find a way to live with the virus.

The valuable experience gained by Asian companies during the pandemic could upset the West’s monopoly in high-value drugs more generally, with implications for global access to medicines.