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The benefits to Asia of a COVID-19 vaccine

Asia may have less to gain than other parts of the world from a coronavirus vaccine, given successes in containing the new coronavirus. A widely-distributed and effective vaccine would nonetheless give a huge boost to tourist industries and it would provide a respite for those economies that have not managed to suppress COVID-19. But economies that have suffered significant downturns this year will still take a long time to return to full economic health.

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