英文摘要 |
In the aftermath of the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide in early 2020, as global infection was rising, Southeast Asia countries demonstrated good performance in pandemic control due to stringent border control and domestic regulation. However, with another wave of new-variant pandemic, such as Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omicron, the SE Asia countries saw a tremendous rising in infections due to the vaccination delay against rapid-transmission virus, border-reopening and domestic deregulation measures. The pandemic response and massive vaccination policy adopted by individual ASEAN policies share some similarities, while some variances are showed in the decision-making under the influence of medical and health science, domestic politics, economy, and foreign relations. This essay reviews the disease-control and vaccination policy by every ASEAN country, in which the similarities and variances from micro-to macro-dimension along the phase of pandemic development are addressed, and the prospect of regional cooperation and re-connectiveness is further assessed. |