Beijing: Some areas in China will begin to vaccinate the teenager this month against Covid-19, the media said the government and local authorities, because the country stepped in inoculation campaigns.
China, who has succeeded in controlling domestic infections, has provided 1.4 billion doses of vaccines, or two fifths of the total global 3.47 billion doses.
This month, the southwestern region of Guangxi and the city of Jingmen in the central province of Hubei will begin to vaccinate those aged between 15 and 17, and children between 12 and 14 in August, government media words and local disease control officials in the report on Tuesday.
, At the end of October, the authorities there aimed to fully vaccinate all eligible in the age group 12 to 17.
China has agreed to two vaccines developed domestically, which are produced by Sinovac Biotech and others are produced by Beijing companies affiliated with Sinopharm, For those aged between three and 17.
The most populous country in the world, with a population of 1.4 billion, does not regularly reveal how many people have been fully vaccinated, but at the end of last month state broadcasters said the national level had exceeded 40%.
Some local authorities say this month public places, from supermarkets to the train station, will examine vaccination credentials and record personal details from non-vaccinated visitors, to encourage more people to get a dose.
China is expected to vaccinate at least 70% of the target group by the end of this year, Zeng Yixin, Deputy Director of the National Health Commission, told the official Xinhua news agency last month, without providing group details.
China to start giving Covid-19 shots to teenagers this month
