Why the delay? The nations waiting to see how Covid vaccinations unfold
by Melissa Davey in Melbourne, Elle Hunt in Auckland from Science | The Guardian on (#5CJEP)
Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are among those that won't start vaccinating for months, in part to see how other populations react to the jab
They are the nations that have been held up as shining examples of coronavirus management. In Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan, daily Covid infections are in the single digits and outbreaks are quickly suppressed.
But there is one area where these nations lag well behind the pack: vaccination. Countries with some of the most enviable healthcare systems in the world - including Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea - will not begin to inoculate until the end of February or later.
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