China giving Covid shots to three-year-olds as outbreak persists

Multiple places across China are rolling out vaccines to children aged between three and 11. - AFP

BEIJING (Bloomberg): China started giving Covid-19 vaccines to children as young as three, as the country grapples with the return of the delta variant and more frequent virus outbreaks.

Multiple places across China are rolling out vaccines to children aged between three and 11, according to reports in local media. The shots, developed by homegrown drugmakers Sinovac Biotech Ltd and state-owned Sinopharm, have already been administered to those aged 12 and above, with the country green-lighting their use in those aged over three in June.