AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, a second shot made available by the government to bolster its inoculation drive amid concern over an influx of new virus variants.Also Read | Australia’s prime time battle against big tech“We need to accelerate the vaccination program to achieve herd immunity as soon as possible," Penny Lukito, head of the country’s food and drug regulator said in a virtual briefing Tuesdday.
The office, known as BPOM, first granted approval for Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine in January.Southeast Asia’s largest economy expanded movement restrictions to three provinces starting next week to curb the pandemic spread, while trying to recover an economy that last year contracted for the first time in two.