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China to offer Covid-19 vaccine to children as young as three

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June 08, 2021  Since the coronavirus first emerged in central China, Beijing has mostly managed to bring the country's outbreak under control and has administered over 777 million vaccine doses after a sluggish start. Beijing:  China  has approved the emergency use of a  Covid-19 vaccine  for those as young as three, the drugmaker confirmed Tuesday, making it the first country to offer jabs to young  children . Since the coronavirus first emerged in central China, Beijing has mostly managed to bring the country's outbreak under control, and has administered over 777 million vaccine doses after a sluggish start. A spokesperson for  Sinovac  told AFP its vaccine had been approved for use on children. "In recent days, the Sinovac vaccine was approved for emergency use in three- to 17-year-olds," the spokesperson said. But he did not confirm when the young children would be able to start receiving the shots, saying the schedule for the rollout will be...
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Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine doses donation from China

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  The Southeast Asian nation approved China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use against Covid-19 in early June. Vietnam  has received a shipment of 500,000  Sinopharm   vaccine doses  donated by  China , the health ministry said on Sunday, as the country is ramping up inoculations to battle against a more widespread outbreak. The Southeast Asian nation approved China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use against Covid-19 in early June. The vaccines will be used for three groups: Chinese citizens in Vietnam, Vietnamese who have plans to work or study in China and people who live near the borders with China, the health ministry said in a statement . Vietnam's domestic inoculation programme which started in March has so far relied heavily on around 4 million shots of  AstraZeneca 's vaccine. Nearly 2.4 million people in Vietnam have had one dose of a  Covid-19 vaccine , while 115,315 have been fully vaccinated, according to official data. The count...
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