China to vaccinate 50 million people for Lunar New Year
The mass inoculation for high-priority groups aims to reduce the risks of the spread of the disease during the annual week-long holiday, as per the SCMP report.
China is planning to vaccinate 50 million people in the high-priority group against the coronavirus before the start of the peak Lunar New Year travel season early next year, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday.
China has granted emergency-use status to two candidate vaccines from Sinopharm and one from Sinovac Biotech. (Reuters)
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Beijing is planning to distribute 100 million doses of the vaccines made by Chinese firms Sinopharm and Sinovac Biotech Ltd , the report said.
China has granted emergency-use status to two candidate vaccines from Sinopharm and one from Sinovac Biotech. It has approved a fourth, from CanSino Biologics Inc, for military use.
The SCMP report said Chinese officials have been asked to complete the first 50 million doses by Jan. 15 and the second by Feb. 5.
The mass inoculation for high-priority groups aims to reduce the risks of the spread of the disease during the annual week-long holiday, the report added.
The high-priority group includes health workers, police officers, firefighters, customs officers, cargo handlers, transport and logistics workers.
China’s Sichuan province could start vaccinating the elderly and people with underlying conditions at the beginning of next month, after it completes inoculations for priority groups, officials have said.
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