China: Over half of population fully vaccinated against COVID - spox

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China’s COVD-19 vaccination programme reached a milestone on Friday according to officials at a government press conference in Beijing.

According to Mi Feng, a spokesperson for China’s National Health Commission (NHC), over 777 million people completed a full vaccination cycle on August 12 and “over 1.83 billion doses of COVID vaccines have been administered.”

Health authorities are currently focused on vaccinating teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17, according to He Qinghua, an NHC official.

“Whether in terms of controlling the source of infection or cutting off the transmission route, in most countries, the COVID-19 epidemic has not been controlled,” explained Wang Qinghua, an Immunologist at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

“In the future, we hope to establish herd immunity. Vaccination within children is also an indispensable part of the process of establishing herd immunity,” added Wang.

According to He, over a thousand cases of COVID-19 have been “reported in 18 provinces across the country.”

“Among the 48 cities where domestic infections have been confirmed, 36 cities have not reported new infections for more than 5 days. With the exception of Yangzhou, Wuhan, and Zhangjiajie, only sporadic cases have been reported in other cities,” said He.

As China continues to progress with its vaccination programme, over 60 million doses have already been administered to teenagers between the ages of 12 to 17, according to health officials.

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SOT, Mi Feng, Spokesperson at China’s National Health Commission (NHC) (Mandarin): “By August 12, over 1.83 billions doses of COVID vaccines have been administered. 777.06 million people have completed a second shot of the vaccine.”

SOT, He Qinghua, Official at China’s National Health Commission (NHC) (Mandarin): “There are 1,282 domestic cases (of COVID-19) reported in 48 cities in 18 provinces across the country. Among the 48 cities where domestic infections have been confirmed, 36 cities have not reported new infections for more than 5 days. With the exception of Yangzhou, Wuhan, and Zhangjiajie, only sporadic cases have been reported in other cities.”

SOT, He Qinghua, Official at China’s National Health Commission (NHC) (Mandarin): “Coronavirus vaccinations within teenagers from the ages of 12 to 17 has been orderly conducted across the country. Up to now, 31 provinces have reported that a total of more than 60 million doses of vaccine have been taken. In the next step, we will continue to promote the vaccine among teenagers from the ages of 12 to 17 on the basis of ensuring the safety of vaccination.”

SOT, Wang Qinghua, Immunologist at Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Mandarin): “Whether in terms of controlling the source of infection or cutting off the transmission route, in most countries, the COVID-19 epidemic has not been controlled. In the future, we hope to establish herd immunity. Vaccination within children is also an indispensable part of the process of establishing herd immunity.”

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