China rolls out one-dose vaccine amid spike in Covid-19 infections

Amid the second wave of local transmissions, China rolled out its first single-dose vaccine called Convidecia in at least seven provincial-level regions. - Reuters

BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): China is speeding up its inoculation drive against Covid-19 by rolling out its first one-dose vaccine amid a second wave of infections since the start of the year.

Fears of a coronavirus resurgence emerged in the world's most populous country earlier this month after Anhui and Liaoning provinces reported locally transmitted infections on May 14.