China Authorizes Vaccine for Kids; Hawaii to Ease: Virus Update Bloomberg 54 mins ago China has authorized the emergency use of Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine for children aged between 3 and 17, Sinovac Chairman Yin Weidong told China Central Television. Hawaii will lift inter-island travel restrictions starting June 15, according to its governor. The Japanese government is considering providing Vietnam with Covid-19 vaccines, public broadcaster NHK reported. Australia’s Victoria state recorded five new locally-acquired coronavirus cases as officials attempt to combat an outbreak that’s put Melbourne into a second week of lockdown. New Jersey ended its 15-month public health emergency in what Governor Phil Murphy called a “decisive step on the path toward normalcy.”