Prognosis
Major Virus Outbreak Looms in Myanmar as Vaccination Stalls
- Southeast Asian nation hasn’t received new supplies since May
- UN official warns of devastating consequences from Covid
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Myanmar’s Covid inoculation drive has ground to a near halt due to a vaccine shortage, forcing the military government that seized power in February to hunt for new supplies to stem a spike in cases and deaths.
With the Southeast Asian country receiving no vaccine supplies since early May, just 1.75 million of a population of about 55 million have been fully vaccinated, according to Health Minister Thet Khine Win. The administration is now in talks with Russia and China to urgently secure more shots, officials said.