Tag: vaccine
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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