China aims to vaccinate 40% of people by June

March 02, 2021 00:13

China is lagging in its coronavirus vaccination rollout because it has the disease largely under control, but plans to inoculate 40 per cent of its population by June, Chinese health experts said.

Zhong Nanshan, the leader of a group of experts attached to the National Health Commission, said the country has delivered 52.52 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of February 28.

China has been slow to vaccinate its people relative to other countries, inoculating only 3.56 per cent of its population of 1.4 billion so far, according to Zhong.

Ranked first in the world in terms of percentage of population is Israel, which has vaccinated over 90 per cent of its people. The US has vaccinated about 22 per cent of its population.

Chinese health experts say the country has enough vaccine supply for its population, although the country has pledged to provide close to half a billion doses abroad, roughly 10 times the number it has delivered at home.

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