The president and other top politicians have received domestically produced vaccines, say officials.
President Xi Jinping and other top politicians have been given domestically produced Covid vaccines, China has said.The deputy head of China's National Health Commission, Zeng Yixin, said it showed the leadership's confidence in the Chinese vaccines.Mr Zeng said the country's leaders had "all taken the home-grown Covid-19 vaccination jabs".
He added: "This has fully displayed that they attach great importance to the epidemic prevention and control work and highly trust the home-grown Covid-19 vaccines." Officials are trying to increase vaccination rates, which are considered too low for the country to reopen safely.strategy, including mass testing, strict isolation rules and local lockdowns.
While there have been far fewer deaths than in many other countries, this approach is facing growing opposition as people and businesses continue to face the
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