China making ‘enormous progress’ on vaccinating elderly: WHO

cde.news desk 20 January 2023, 16:00 · 1 min read

epa10407407 A man lays on a stretcher in an emergency room of a hospital in Shanghai, China, 15 January 2023. Jiao Yahui, Head of the Bureau of Medical Administration under the National Health Commission (NHC), confirmed on 14 January that China recorded 59,938 COVID-related deaths between 08 December 2022 and 12 January 2023. EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI CHINA OUT

GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s director of immunisation on Friday praised China for making quick progress on vaccinating older people with COVID-19 shots and boosters since lifting anti-virus controls last month.

“China is making enormous progress and effort to get to every older adult with both primary doses and with booster doses,” the WHO’s Kate O’Brien told a Geneva press briefing.

However, she added that some elderly people found it “difficult” to understand changes in its vaccination policy for the elderly since they had previously been advised not to seek protection.