China has been vaccinating vital professions since month | Abroad

She did not say which vaccine is used. According to the World Health Organization, a total of 170 different vaccines against the coronavirus are in development, but none have already been approved.

China has chosen to vaccinate the people most likely to get infected first, Zheng said. “Most infections in China now come from abroad, so the customs officers are at high risk.”

The vaccination program should later be broadened to include people working in the transport sector and in markets where live animals are sold for consumption, in order to achieve herd immunity.

The head of the health committee did not say how many people have now had a vaccination, but did say that the program will be expanded before the fall and winter start, when another wave of contamination could arise.

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