China set to administer 1bn Covid vaccine doses by end of this week
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from on (#5K38V)
Cash incentives and gifts offered to fulfil target of vaccinating 40% of population by end of month
China is on track to administer 1bn vaccine doses by the end of this week, after bolstering production and distribution networks in an ambitious drive to vaccinate 40% of the population by this month.
Chinese authorities have been encouraging people to take the free and voluntary doses with cash incentives, gifts and colour-coded signage to laud or shame businesses depending on vaccination rates, as well as the promise of protection against Covid-19.
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