When other countries set about vaccinating their populations against covid-19, they began with those most likely to die from the disease. China did the opposite
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskAs China drops many of its harshest pandemic-related controls, infections will surge. Ensuring that older people are fully vaccinated and up to date with booster shots will be critical to keeping deaths to a minimum. The country is still far from achieving the level of protection it needs. Of about 260m people over the age of 60, 86% have been vaccinated with at least two doses and 69% with three .
It will be a hard slog. When the government launched its vaccination drive in 2021, doctors often advised old people that it would be too risky to get jabbed if they had common ailments such as high blood pressure or diabetes. This hesitancy was caused by a lack of data at the time about possible side-effects among the elderly of Chinese-made vaccines . Older people had been underrepresented in trials. Although such fears have dissipated among experts, they have persisted among the elderly.
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