Australia’s vaccine diplomacy in Pacific islands wards off Beijing – PM Morrison

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has been able to stop an "incursion" by Beijing into the Pacific islands by talking with leaders there weekly and offering vaccine aid, Prime Minister Scott…

Race to send vaccines, medical aid as COVID-19 reaches Pacific islands

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pacific island nations that are some of the last places in the world to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic are recording a growing…