Parts of China to deny access to hospitals and schools for the unvaccinated

As the country targets an inoculation rate of at least 80% against COVID-19, parts of China will be banning access to hospitals, schools and nursing homes to unvaccinated individuals. Dozens of county-level governments in at least eight provinces have published notices, giving citizens until late July or early August to receive their jab. After this deadline, everyday life public services will be restricted to anyone who does not comply. The push by local governments comes as the ruling party outlined its goal to achieve herd immunity by December of this year.

Epidemiologist with the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Shao Yiming stated that given the protection rate of Chinese vaccines is below 100%, China needs to fully vaccinate 80-85% of residents. This is equivalent to 1 billion of the country’s 1.4 total population. China largely contained the spread, with many residents seeing little need to receive the jab. However, recent outbreaks in localities have pushed fear of infection and prompted a rush to get vaccinated.#MaltaDaily

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