Materials
AGC eyes Japanese output of mRNA to spur domestic COVID vaccines
Materials maker to invest in Yokohama plant, preparing for pandemics
COVID vaccines
Coronavirus
Indonesia authorizes emergency use of China's mRNA vaccine
Country also adopts homegrown jab as it looks to build local production
COVID vaccines
Moderna looks to build COVID vaccine plant in Japan, CEO says
Pharmaceutical first needs government to agree to long-term purchases of shots
COVID vaccines
Japan greenlights omicron COVID vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna
Rollout to start as early as September with vulnerable groups
COVID vaccines
CanSino's inhaled COVID vaccine gets emergency use approval in China
Company sees product's role as booster dependent on government purchases
COVID vaccines
Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine
U.S. company accuses rival of copying mRNA technology from before pandemic
DealStreetAsia
Malaysia's Navis to exit Europe medical cold chain company
Nasdaq-listed Azenta to acquire entire stake in vaccine storage provider B Med
COVID vaccines
U.S. FDA advisers back COVID shots for children under 5
Officials in U.S. report 442 coronavirus deaths in young children so far
COVID vaccines
Shionogi to file as soon as June for COVID shot green light
Homegrown vaccine developers inch closer to rollouts in Japan
COVID vaccines
China's vaccine diplomacy spoiled by omicron variant
Sinopharm, Sinovac and CanSino Biologics exports fall 97% on poor protection
COVID vaccines
Japan pharma cranks up output of COVID vaccine materials
Global supplies shortage and dependence on West spell urgency, opportunity
COVID vaccines
Japan limits 4th COVID jab to elderly, those with medical conditions
Availability of shots for others still pending
Coronavirus
Shionogi in talks with U.S. to supply COVID oral drug
Japanese drugmaker also says vaccine proven effective in trials
COVID vaccines
Japan approves Novavax COVID vaccine, adding fourth option
Jab, different from Pfizer and Moderna's mRNA vaccines, provides 'diversity'
COVID vaccines
No credit card needed with Hitachi's fingertip payment system
Service will be offered to hotels and retailers, can verify vaccine records
Asia Insight
Shanghai's extended COVID lockdown highlights China's hazy exit path
Vaccination policies and need for stability delay shift to living with virus
COVID vaccines
Australia to roll out fourth COVID vaccine shot ahead of winter
Move comes amid steady rise in cases
Coronavirus
Thailand plans watered-down Songkran celebrations for April
Government aims to class COVID as 'endemic' by July, nightclubs kept shut for now
COVID vaccines
India starts COVID jabs for kids ages 12-14 with own vaccine
Country widens inoculations as schools reopen; daily cases dip below 5,000
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Coronavirus: Week from March 6 to March 12: South Korea logs record high of over 380,000 cases
China allows use of rapid antigen test kits; Japan considers offering fourth vaccine shot
