Wuhan People Get Vaccinated, Receive Two Shots Each

Residents of the Tonghu residential complex, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China (M. Irfan Ilmie / Antara)

JAKARTA - High-risk community groups in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, started getting vaccines, each with two injections.

Reported by Antara, Tuesday, December 29, a Wuhan Municipal Government official He Zhenyu said those who had received the injection were aged 18-59, spread across 11 districts in the city which were the first and most affected since COVID-19 hit in late 2019. that.

Vaccines are provided at 48 clinics and local people can get two injections over the next four weeks.

The Chinese government is implementing two vaccination plans. The first phase of vaccination is for high-risk groups of people, such as health workers, employees of the frozen food storage industry, and the fresh food market.

The second stage, after the marketing license is approved, the vaccine production capacity is increased so that it can reach all levels of society.

Since July, more than one million Chinese citizens have received the vaccine without any significant side effects.

Last week, at least 180,000 residents of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, received the vaccine.

About 10 provinces in China, including Hubei, Guangdong and Jiangsu, have officially announced plans for mass vaccination for local residents.