CHINA PLANS TO VACCINATE 50 MILLION PEOPLE BY LUNAR NEW YEAR

China plans to vaccinate as many as 50 million people before February 5, just ahead of the busy travel season for the Chinese New Year.
Officials from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention across the country tuned into televised training this week to prepare for the mass inoculation, according to the South China Morning Post.

In a two-step vaccination drive, the vaccines will be first given to the priority groups, including those engaged in handling imported cold-chain products, and people working in sectors such as port inspection and quarantine, aviation, public transport, fresh market, medical treatment, and disease control, said Cui Gang, an official with NHC’s disease control department, Associated Press reported.
This will help relieve the pressure on China in preventing and controlling imported COVID-19 cases, as well as lower risks of domestic outbreaks of the epidemic, the official said.