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Philippines Health Officials Try To Build Trust in Routine Vaccines

Voice of America

The Philippines is ranked in the top five globally for the highest number of zero-dose children. There are many kids who are only partially vaccinated for diseases that require multiple shots including measles.

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Lithuania’s Vaccine Donation Sparks a Shopping Spree in Taiwan

Bryan Chou

Taiwanese people thanked Lithuania for the donation of Covid-19 vaccine by buying Lithuanian chocolate and beer. Some proposed visiting the Baltic country after the pandemic.

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Covid: Japanese Frustrated At Slow Vaccine Rollout

Deutsche Welle

With Japan marking the unwelcome milestone of 10,000 Covid-19 deaths on Monday, there are growing indications that the public is becoming impatient at the government’s slow rollout of the vaccine.

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Global Vaccination Is Still a Jab in the Dark

East Asia Forum

Asian countries have largely done a good job containing Covid-19, but the slow rollout of vaccination programs threatens to undermine their successes.

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Indonesian Government Official Threatens Legal Trouble For Those Who Refuse Covid-19 Vaccine

Tonggo Simangunsong

An Indonesian government official has spoken of penalizing citizens who refuse mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. Human rights organizations and experts have condemned the idea.

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Taiwanese Health Official Warns Against Reliance on Coronavirus Vaccines

Voice of America

Health Minister Chen Shih-chung warns people globally to keep up their guard against Covid-19 even as vaccines emerge.

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Vaccine Seen as Potentially Shoring up China’s Image in Indonesia, the Philippines

Voice of America

China could gain favor in Southeast Asia’s two biggest countries if its vaccines work.

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OPINION: Girls in Hong Kong Will Get Free HPV Shots. What About Boys?

Nelson Lau

Hong Kong will vaccinate schoolgirls against HPV. It should vaccinate boys as well.

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Fear and Censorship in China Following Latest Vaccine Scandal

Global Voices

The low-quality vaccines have not been shown to harm anyone, but citizens are outraged as another scandal has rocked China's pharmaceutical companies. And internet censors are out in full force.

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