In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. The country now hopes to inoculate 80 per cent of its population of 1.4 billion by the end of the year.
In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines.
The call to get vaccinated comes from every corner of society. Companies offer shots to their employees, schools urge their students and staffers, and local government workers check on their residents. China is now averaging about 19 million shots per day, according to Our World in Data’s rolling seven-day average. That would mean a dose for everyone in Italy about every three days. The United States, with about one-quarter of China’s population, reached around 3.4 million shots per day in April when its drive was at full tilt.
But Beijing’s abundance is not shared with the rest of the country, and local media reports and complaints on social media show the difficulty of getting an appointment elsewhere. Central government officials on Monday said they were working to ensure supply was more evenly distributed.
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