Several Asian countries scrambled to find alternative sources for Covid-19 inoculations after export restrictions by manufacturer India left a World Health Organisation-backed global vaccine sharing programme short of supplies.
The Philippines, Indonesia and South Korea are among countries to be hit by shipment delays to vaccines they have been promised under the Covax programme, which was created mainly to ensure supplies for poorer countries.“Our planned increase in daily vaccinations will be affected, ” Carlito Galvez, Philippines’ vaccination chief, told reporters.