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Social distancing and wearing protective face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic, people wait to receive their second dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Carmela Carvajal public school in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. With more than 24% of its people having received at least one shot, the country of 19 million people on South America's Pacific coast is the champion of Latin America in vaccinating its population. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Chile becomes Latin America's COVID-19 vaccination champion

By Eva Vergara And Patricia Luna Mar. 14, 2021 08:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, an elderly man looks at his vaccination card after getting a shot of the CoronaVac vaccine for COVID-19 developed by China's biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech, at a clinic in Santiago, Chile. It wasn’t until Sinovac swooped in with 4 million doses in late January that Chile began inoculating its population of 19 million with impressive speed. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
Chinese vaccines sweep much of the world, despite concerns

By Huizhong Wu And Kristen Gelineau Mar. 02, 2021 12:01 AM EST

In this photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, third from left, poses with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, second from left, as they stand in front of a Chinese military plane carrying Sinovac vaccines from China at the Villamor Air Base in Manila, Philippines on Sunday Feb. 28, 2021. The Philippines received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine Sunday, among the last in Southeast Asia to secure the critical doses despite having the second-highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the hard-hit region. (Toto Lozano/ Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP)
Philippines launches virus vaccinations amid supply problems

By Jim Gomez Mar. 01, 2021 12:15 AM EST

In this photo provided by the Presidential Communications Operations Office-Office of the Global Media Public Affairs, a Chinese military plane carrying the first batch of Sinovac vaccine from China arrives at the Villamor Air Base in Manila, Philippines on Sunday Feb. 28, 2021. The Philippines is due to receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine Sunday, among the last in Southeast Asia to secure the critical doses despite having the second-highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the hard-hit region. (PCOO-OGMPA via AP)
Philippines receives COVID-19 vaccine after delays

By Jim Gomez Feb. 28, 2021 03:20 AM EST

A medical worker prepares a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in a local rural medical post in the village of Ikhala in Russia’s Karelia region, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Russia took pride in being the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, although it faced criticism from aboard for doing it before completing the advanced testing necessary to ensure Sputnik V’s safety and effectiveness. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The Latest: Mexico receives shipment of Sputnik V vaccine

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2021 04:25 AM EST

Pedestrians wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus, walk near the statues with masks in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The Latest: China's northeast outbreaks appear under control

By The Associated Press Feb. 07, 2021 03:28 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2021, file photo, a health worker prepares a dose of China's Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine during a priority COVID-19 vaccination program for the elderly at a drive-thru vaccination center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Regulators gave conditional approval for Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s shot, CoronaVac, on Friday, Feb. 5, clearing the way for general use, The National Medical Products Administration announced in a statement Saturday, Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)
China gives approval for broader use of Sinovac vaccine

By Huizhong Wu Feb. 06, 2021 05:21 AM EST

Workers wearing protective clothing enroll patients at a facility for coronavirus vaccinations in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China to send 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses abroad

By Huizhong Wu Feb. 03, 2021 03:22 AM EST

A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks through an old Beijing's hutong alley inside a shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. A Chinese province grappling with a spike in coronavirus cases is reinstating tight restrictions on weddings, funerals and other family gatherings, threatening violators with criminal charges. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Asia Today: Philippine cases hit 500K amid vaccine struggles

Jan. 17, 2021 11:09 PM EST

Health workers sit and wait their turn to receive a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a public health facility in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Indonesia started vaccinating health workers and public servants for COVID-19 on Thursday, a day after President Joko Widodo received the first shot of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Indonesian health workers receive COVID-19 vaccination

By Edna Tarigan Jan. 13, 2021 10:39 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 file photo, under the watchful eye of Prof. Dr. Iftahar Koksal, left, nurse Arzu Yildirim, center, administers a dose of the CoronaVac vaccine, made by Sinovac, then on phase III clinical trials at Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul. Turkish authorities on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, gave the go-ahead for the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotch Ltd. paving the way for the rollout for Turkey's vaccination program starting with health care workers and other high-risk groups in the country of 83 million. Turkey has reported some 2.34 million infections and around 23,000 deaths. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
Turkey approves China-based Sinovac vaccine's emergency use

By Suzan Fraser Jan. 13, 2021 11:39 AM EST

In this photo released by Indonesian Foreign Ministry, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Maraud, left, greets her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi upon his arrival for their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Wang pledged that China will help Indonesia defeat the coronavirus, including providing vaccines and the strengthen economic cooperation with Indonesia in addition to strengthening cooperation in the health sector in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. (Indonesian Foreign Ministry via AP)
China pledges to help Indonesia in fight against coronavirus

By Edna Tarigan Jan. 13, 2021 08:56 AM EST

In this image made from a video released by Indonesian Presidential Palace, a Health Ministry official shows a box of COVID-19 vaccine that will be given to President Joko Widodo at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccine millions of people in the world's fourth most populated country. (Indonesian Presidential Palace via AP)
Indonesia starts mass COVID vaccinations over vast territory

By Edna Tarigan And Victoria Milko Jan. 12, 2021 09:49 PM EST

A health worker gives an injection to a mock patient during a coronavirus vaccine drill in Bali, Indonesia on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Indonesia's highest Islamic body has gave its religious approval to China's Sinovac vaccine, paving the way for its distribution in the world's most populous Muslim nation. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine

By Victoria Milko And Edna Tarigan Jan. 11, 2021 04:06 AM EST

In this photo Dec. 25, 2020 released by Xinhua News Agency, packages of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products are seen at a production plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd, a unit of state-owned Sinopharm in Beijing. The Chinese drugmaker said Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 its coronavirus vaccine was found to be 79.3% effective at preventing infection in preliminary data from the final round of testing, moving Beijing closer to possibly being able to fulfill its pledge to supply other developing countries.(Zhang Yuwei/Xinhua via AP)
Chinese drugmaker: Vaccine 79.3% effective in final tests

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Dec. 30, 2020 01:35 AM EST

Cheerleaders wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus perform during Game 6 of the Korean Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's championship round, between Doosan Bears and NC Dinos at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Authorities in the South Korean capital on Monday announced a tightening of social distancing regulations, including shutting nightclubs, limiting service hours at restaurants and reducing public transportation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Today: China reports 2 virus cases after mass testing

Nov. 24, 2020 02:24 AM EST

FILE - This undated electron microscope file image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. A Chinese mining company in Papua New Guinea claims to have immunized employees against COVID-19 in an apparent vaccination trial, a newspaper reported on Friday., Aug. 21, 2020. A document on company letterhead entitled “Vaccination Statement” said 48 Chinese employees “have been vaccinated with SARS-COV-2 vaccine” on Aug. 10. (NIAID-RML via AP, File)
PNG demands China explain COVID-19 vaccine trial on miners

By Rod Mcguirk Aug. 20, 2020 10:21 PM EDT