China has launched a new Covid-19 vaccination drive, but there’s no mandate

China’s low Covid-19 vaccination rate – especially among the elderly – has been a big hurdle for the country’s reopening, but authorities have refrained from introducing a mandate in a new drive to get more shots in arms.

A plan unveiled by health officials on Tuesday calls for a stronger push to get the older population inoculated by targeting places such as nursing homes and by making it easier for people to access vaccinations.