The Chinese city of Wuhan from where the novel coronavirus originated in December 2019 and spread across the world taking many lives has started the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine candidates on certain key groups of people, the municipal government said.
The vaccination, available at 48 designated clinics in 15 districts, began on December 24.
He Zhenyu, deputy director of the centre for disease control and prevention in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Monday said the vaccination targets age groups of people aged between 18 and 59 and those receiving the vaccine are required to take two shots with an interval of four weeks.
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From October 1 to December 27, Wuhan reported a total of 43 cases of imported Covid-19 infections -- 10 confirmed cases and 33 asymptomatic ones.
All but four asymptomatic carriers have been discharged from hospitals, said Peng Houpeng, deputy director of the municipal health commission.