BANGKOK/JAKARTA/HANOI -- Indonesia's successful pursuit of a homegrown coronavirus vaccine shows the challenges and opportunities for Southeast Asian countries as they seek a path between Western drugmakers and opposing suppliers China and Russia.
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A woman receives a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine in Jakarta. © Reuters
BANGKOK/JAKARTA/HANOI -- Indonesia's successful pursuit of a homegrown coronavirus vaccine shows the challenges and opportunities for Southeast Asian countries as they seek a path between Western drugmakers and opposing suppliers China and Russia.