Asia Was a Model for How to Deal With COVID-19. Why Is It Lagging in Vaccine Rollouts?


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Facebook Coronavirus Vaccination In India A medical worker inoculates a doctor with a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the J.L.N Hospital in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India on 18 January 2021. Credit – Himanshu Sharma/NurPhoto via Getty Images Since the first major outbreak last February, South Korea’s COVID-19 response has been a model for other nations—its government praised for its ability to quash each spike in infections without severe lockdowns, relying instead on quick action, extensive testing and tech-powered contact tracing, along with social distancing and public cooperation. But lately, President Moon Jae-in’s popularity inside the country has been sinking—in part because of...