Small and Medium Enterprises Association national secretary Yeoh Seng Hooi. WITH unending lockdowns amid surging Covid-19 infections, the pace of vaccinations needs to be speeded up and the spread of Covid-19 better controlled. Dynamic measures are required to avoid further dampening growth and exacerbating the uneven recovery between advanced and emerging economies. This is not just a problem in Malaysia but a big part of what ails emerging economies which used to stage stronger recovery. Unlike the vaccination programmes in developed economies, the lack of access to vaccines has left emerging economies struggling with second or third wave of infections, including those from new variants of Covid-19.