Over 73,000 get COVID-19 vaccines since Beijing begins inoculation – China

A medical worker inoculates a community worker with a COVID-19 vaccine in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2021. Authorities in Wanping Town of Fengtai District in Beijing organized COVID-19 vaccine inoculation on Sunday for nearly 200 workers from key sectors and institutions including community service, fire-fighting, elderly care, and medical service. A total of 73,537 people in 220 inoculation venues across Beijing have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in two days since the city began administering the jab among specific groups of people with higher infection risks on Friday. No serious side effects have been observed among…