Beijing offers 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccine ahead of Games


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China’s capital Beijing has begun offering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine four months into the Winter Olympics in and around the city. Anyone over the age of 18 who has received both doses of the Chinese vaccines and is part of a risk group – including participants, organizers or workers in the Olympic event – will be able to receive a third, state media reported Friday. The booster has been administered in other cities across the vast nation since late September, but Beijing authorities have been extremely cautious about who gets the third injection. The Winter Games are scheduled...