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Caritas calls for waiver of trade-related COVID-19 vaccine property rights

Caritas said it is “a basic right for every person to have access to healthcare in all circumstances, especially during pandemics”

Asian alliance urges G-7 leaders to stop blocking access to vaccines

A surge in coronavirus cases is prompting fresh restrictions and pushing people further into poverty, noted the Peoples Vaccine Alliance-Asia

Pope Francis backs waivers on intellectual property rights for vaccines; EU...

In a speech to a global fundraising concert to promote fair access to vaccines, the pope said the world was infected with the "virus of individualism"

Are digital health passports a good idea?

As Thailand and other countries laid out plans to adopt a vaccine passport, critics have raised questions about privacy, health and discrimination

Philippine health workers bring COVID-19 vaccines to bedridden residents

Ensuring that vulnerable people get vaccinated is vital to limit their health risks because many live in extended households

Philippines welcomes Hong Kong’s suspension of mandatory vaccination for foreign workers

Hong Kong announced it would reexamine the vaccine requirement for domestic helpers following complaints raised from some sectors

Catholic bishop questions mandatory vaccination for migrant workers in Hong Kong

Philippine Bishop Ruperto Santo said the "personal health and consent of persons” should be taken into consideration prior to vaccination

SPOTLIGHT: COVID-19 lockdown leads to despair in Cambodia

In the red zones people are banned from leaving their homes for two weeks, even going out to buy food is officially not allowed

Philippines, other Asian countries scramble for vaccine supplies

President Rodrigo Duterte has loosened restrictions on private sector imports of vaccines

A year on from lockdown, India reports worst daily rise in...

With the biggest rise in cases since early November, India's total virus infection has surpassed 11.65 million

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