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The temporary closure of all 45 Bangkok vaccination stations for social security members was not due to AstraZeneca vaccine shortage, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin insisted on Saturday.

TOKYO - Saturday marked two months since the start of Japans COVID-19 inoculation campaign for people aged 65 and up.

All 45 Bangkok vaccination stations for social security recipients were temporarily closed on Friday, though the government insists this was not due to a shortage of vaccine.

A 46-year-old woman who died hours after receiving her first AstraZeneca vaccination on Tuesday succumbed to a heart attack, according to autopsy results released on Friday.

SINGAPORE - Singapore is aiming for half its residents to be fully vaccinated by August, and at least 75 per cent by October.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday vaccinations will be completed before the end of the year in a debate between the leaders of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and opposition parties in the Diet, the first such debate in two years.

South Korea will allow overseas group tours of fully vaccinated citizens to nations with stable virus response measures as early as in July, as the COVID-19 vaccination campaign picks up speed across the nation, the prime minister said Wednesday.

Phuket has opened its first drive-through vaccination centre, to serve residents who face difficulties walking to get their anti-Covid jab.

Almost 1 in 5 Thais do not want to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to a recent public opinion poll.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday visited the Bang Sue Grand Station in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district where the Central Vaccination Centre opened to inoculate the general public.

The military was to begin administering Pfizers coronavirus vaccine to soldiers under 30 years old Monday, the defense ministry said.

Across the United States, businesses such as the Anheuser-Busch brewing company and the Krispy Kreme doughnut chain are jumping on the national effort to vaccinate the population against the coronavirus by offering freebies to fully vaccinated customers.