Unlike in many other countries where health professionals have almost uniformly encouraged vaccination, in China many of those who haven’t been jabbed say they are following their doctor’s advice. Low vaccination rates among this vulnerable demographic have recently emerged. They are among about 52 million people over the age of 60 (19%) who have not been vaccinated.Ī woman in Hong Kong last week. Just 19.7% have had a booster, health authorities said on Friday. State media says 95% of cases are mild, but of acute concern is an estimated 17 million people aged over 80 – around half of the age group – are still not fully vaccinated, according to an analysis of vaccine and population data. Forecasters at Lanzhou University have predicted 35,000 people will contract the virus if it is not contained by early April. On Saturday, the country’s first two Covid deaths in over a year were recorded in the region. On Friday, China reported 4,130 confirmed and asymptomatic cases across more than 20 provinces, including 2,626 in Jilin province. But this time Omicron, the milder but much more virulent Covid-19 variant sweeping the world, has challenged the old strategies. They are now among the 37 million people under lockdown in China, as authorities battle the country’s biggest outbreak of the pandemic.Ĭhina has successfully contained every one of its outbreaks before this one, through a resource-heavy response, including mass testing, transport shutdowns, and localised lockdowns. ![]() ![]() Her mother is a cancer patient and unvaccinated. ![]() Liu is luckier than some – she works from home and was well prepared.
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