China’s zero-Covid policy pulled over vaccination campaign

HONG KONG – China’s slow progress in vaccinating the elderly and vulnerable against COVID-19 is hindering anyone Departure from the cycle of mass testing And the lockdowns that are bogging down the world’s second largest economy.

While the government has stepped up efforts to increase vaccination rates in recent months, millions of Chinese 60. have exceeded Be completely unaffected against Covid-19And many others have yet to get the booster shots needed to protect against the Omicron subvariants that are now fueling the outbreak.