China to offer Covid vaccines to children as young as 3


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China has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as three, making it the first country to offer jabs to young children. Since the coronavirus first emerged in central China, Beijing has mostly managed to bring the country's outbreak under control and has administered over 777 million vaccine doses after a sluggish start. A spokesperson for Sinovac said its vaccine had been approved for use on children. "In recent days, the Sinovac vaccine was approved for emergency use in three to 17-year-olds," the spokesperson said. But he did not confirm when the children would be...