Vaccines said key to reopen intl borders
By WANG XIAOYU |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-04-06 07:10
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Merchants and staff members in Wangfujing, one of Beijing's downtown shopping streets, receive COVID-19 vaccination at a temporary vaccination site newly-set nearby for their convenience in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Quick rollout needs to continue to reach 70% inoculation rate for herd immunity
Mass vaccination is the only way for China to build herd immunity against the novel coronavirus and fully reopen to the world, a renowned health expert said.
The National Health Commission said that China had administered nearly 140 million doses as of Sunday, up by about 3.3 million from Saturday. The number of fully vaccinated people in China is still far from the estimated threshold for herd immunity of at least 70 percent.