China's Wuhan begins emergency-use COVID-19 vaccination


  • World
  • Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020

WUHAN, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The city of Wuhan in central China has started the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine candidates on certain key groups of people, the municipal government said Monday.

The vaccination, available at 48 designated clinics in 15 districts, began on Dec. 24, targeting some key groups of people aged between 18 and 59, said He Zhenyu, deputy director of the center for disease control and prevention in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province.

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