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MNI BRIEF: China To Vaccinate Elderly, Refine Covid Measures

MNI (Singapore)

China's health authorities will fast-track the vaccination of the elderly and implement more precise measures to control outbreaks, officials said at a National Health Commission press conference on Tuesday.

Pandemic control measures must not be inflexible nor variable at different levels, and must be pertinent to specific needs, officials said. Infections should be treated in a scientific manner and authorities will resolve the reasonable demands of the masses, officials said.

China will adjust measures accordingly to "protect the interests of the people to the greatest extent and minimise the impact of the pandemic on economic and social development", they said.

They said the pandemic is developing rapidly and Covid has spread to a wide range of areas, they said. There is a risk of a large-scale rebound in cases in some places, they noted.

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