The novel coronavirus continues to make headlines all over the world. Now, it’s been just revealed that China is pushing for massive waves of covid vaccination for elder people amidst the drama regarding the novel virus that’s unfolding there.
China expands lockdowns
It’s been just revealed that the pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China, including in a city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as the number of COVID-19 cases hits a daily record.
“Residents of eight districts of Zhengzhou, home to 6.6 million people, were told to stay home for five days beginning Thursday except to buy food or get medical treatment. Daily mass testing was ordered in what the city government called a “war of annihilation” against the virus,” according to the latest reports.
It’s also important to note that according to the same article, while the number of cases and deaths is relatively low compared to the U.S. and other countries, China’s ruling Communist Party remains committed to a “zero-COVID” strategy that aims to isolate every case and eliminate the virus entirely. Check out our previous article in order to learn more details about all this.
China pushes covid vaccination
China said today it would speed up a push to vaccinate people aged 60 and older against covid after the country posted record daily case numbers in recent days.
This announcement comes after a weekend of protests demanding an end to the country’s strict zero-covid policy, which responds to even small caseloads with harsh lockdowns and quarantine orders.
Beijing’s National Health Commission (NHC) pledged the following:
they want “accelerate the increase in the vaccination rate for people over the age of 80, and continue to increase the vaccination rate for people aged 60-79”.
It also said it would “establish a special working group… to make special arrangements for the vaccination of the elderly against COVID”.
“It is necessary to conduct popular science education on the meaning and benefits of vaccination, and fully publicize vaccines’ efficacy on preventing severe illness and death,” it added.
