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Vaccination key to easing China’s Covid-19 measures, but is it too late?
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A man receiving a dose of inhalable Covid-19 vaccine in Haikou, China, on Nov 25.
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BEIJING - When China announced on Tuesday that it was stepping up efforts to get more elderly people vaccinated against Covid-19, it was a further indication that it is laying the groundwork for moving away from harsh zero-Covid-19 policies.
The immunisation campaign had in recent months appeared to hit a plateau, hindered by a combination of politics and hold-outs.
