Chinese wary of domestic vaccine drive
Chinese wary of domestic vaccine drive
WORLD: Shirley Shi has received three offers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - through her hometown, her Beijing residential area and her office area - but the human resources manager is in no rush.
Monday 8 March 2021, 09:02AM
China has had success controlling coronavirus, but vaccinations in the world’s most populous country have proceeded slowly. Photo: AFP.
“I’d like to keep an eye out for any adverse effects first,” said Shi, who like many Chinese seems happy to take a wait-and-see approach.
Through aggressive lockdowns and mass testing of millions, China has had success controlling the virus that first surfaced on its soil in late 2019.