Over 84 million Chinese children vaccinated against COVID-19

2021-11-13 14:05:51 GMT2021-11-13 22:05:51(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 84.4 million children between 3 and 11 have been vaccinated against COVID-19 across China, and over 49.4 million among them have had booster shots, a health official said Saturday.

The health authorities will continue to promote vaccination in this age group, Wu Liangyou, an official with the National Health Commission, said at a press conference.

Wu added that all children between 3 and 11 without medical contraindications would likely complete vaccination by the end of this year. Enditem

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