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Beijing's vaccine reversal a sign of competing interests between national and municipal govts
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People line up to get vaccine shots against Covid-19 in Beijing, on July 8, 2022.
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BEIJING - In a national first, Beijing last week announced that those who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 would not be allowed into certain crowded spaces, including libraries, galleries and gyms.
But the decision was quietly backtracked a day later after a small but intense backlash from residents, with the state-backed Beijing Daily reporting last Thursday (July 7) that the government had ditched the plan.
