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Global COVID vaccine roll-out will face many hurdles

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INT

Initial data are expected to become available before the end of the year, and subject to evidence of safety and efficacy, to be submitted for approval and fast-tracked so that a…

Vaccine woes will deepen polarisation in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

A rise in cases and deaths has increased pressure on the government over its sluggish vaccine roll-out. Despite an announcement recently that a local laboratory will soon begin…

China and Russia tactics will undercut their vaccines

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CHINA/RUSSIA

For Russia, it would be a chance for international acclaim and to stoke national pride. For China, success would offset its shortcomings in responding to the emergence of COVID-19…

India will not revive vaccine shipments until 2022

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INDIA

India suspended its ‘vaccine diplomacy’ in April, choosing to prioritise shots for its own population, as it came under pressure from a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections…

India’s key vaccine challenge is at home, not abroad

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INDIA

Its vaccine production capacity has increased in the intervening period to the extent that it now has a surplus of doses, even allowing for supplies abroad. A key reason why so…

India may again lean on its COVID-19 vaccine producers

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INDIA

The health ministry reports that there are fewer than 2,000 active coronavirus cases in the country, a miniscule number relative to the size of the population, but the authorities…

Vietnam will quicken pace of vaccine roll-out

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VIETNAM

Meanwhile, its programme to vaccinate the population against the coronavirus is proceeding slowly: fewer than 160,000 of its roughly 98 million people are fully inoculated. The…

The West makes a start on ‘vaccine diplomacy’

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US/EU

US/EU: The West makes a start on ‘vaccine diplomacy’

Brazil's local vaccine production aims for autonomy

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BRAZIL

Priority groups -- including health professionals, indigenous people, the elderly and those with co-morbidities, teachers, security and prison staff, prisoners and the homeless -…

Central Asia's vaccination campaigns will be patchy

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CENTRAL ASIA

Vaccination, procurement and limited local production are in train but face many systemic obstacles. One state, Turkmenistan, claims it has never had a COVID-19 case, while…