China starts emergency COVID-19 vaccination in Wuhan
Live MintThe Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus emerged a year ago before it became a pandemic and upended life across the globe, has started the emergency COVID-19 vaccination on some key groups, a senior health official said on Tuesday, even as China is yet to officially certify its multiple vaccines. In May this year, Wuhan conducted COVID-19 tests on almost all of its population following increasing concerns of a rebound of the pandemic, but the city reported fewer number of cases in the following months. By the end of Monday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland reached 87,003, including 348 patients who are still receiving treatment. According to Yang Sheng, Deputy Director of China’s National Medical Products Administration's drug registration bureau, a total of 11 Chinese vaccine candidates are in different stages of testing at home and abroad.