China to expand COVID-19 vaccination to include people aged over 60


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China to expand COVID-19 vaccination to include people aged over 60 By Xinhua News Agency China will expand the target population for COVID-19 vaccination to include elderly people aged over 60 years old, a health official said Wednesday. The expansion is due to increasing data from clinical research on vaccines, a growing supply of vaccines, and the need to better control the outbreak, said Wang Bin, an official with the National Health Commission, at a press conference. “The current vaccination campaign covers people aged 18 to 59 who are at a higher risk of infection and transmission,” Wang said. At...