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Coronavirus: China vaccinates two-thirds of population in Covid-19 herd immunity race
- With more than 2 billion doses administered, 67 per cent of the country’s people are fully vaccinated, according to disease control bureau
- Precautions being taken to update shots to cover potential threats from new variants, senior public health official says
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China has fully inoculated two-thirds of its population with coronavirus vaccines as the country races to build an immunity barrier.
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The National Health Commission’s disease control bureau said that by Monday, 960 million people, or 67 per cent of the population, had completed their doses.
In all, 2.11 billion doses had been administered, meaning 1.09 billion people, or 77.6 per cent of the population, had been given at least one shot, according to Wu Liangyou, the bureau’s deputy head.
“Overall vaccination of 12-17 year-olds is also progressing quite well, with 162.28 million doses administered so far,” Wu said on Tuesday.
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Public health experts such as respiratory disease specialist Zhong Nanshan have said that at least 80 per cent of the population would have to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity – when community outbreaks are very limited.
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