FILE PHOTO: Containers of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines are pictured during a handover ceremony as the country receives its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines under COVAX scheme at the Phnom Penh International Airport, Cambodia, March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
SEOUL/MANILA (Reuters) -Several Asian countries sought alternative sources for COVID-19 inoculations on Tuesday after export restrictions by manufacturer India left a World Health Organization-backed global vaccine sharing programme short of supplies.
The export curb deepens the problems facing the COVAX scheme, relied on by 64 poorer countries, and adds to previous setbacks that include production glitches and a lack of funding contribution from wealthy nations.
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