The vaccination will be read in three stages, depending on the degree of risk. First of all are the people on the front line – the employees in the hospitals, the customs. The second stage will include high-risk groups – the elderly, children, people with chronic diseases. In the third stage, the rest of the people will be vaccinated.
A pilot mass vaccination program was launched in October in a city near Shanghai. The vaccine is given in two doses in an interval of 14 to 28 days and costs about BGN 100, the journalist explained.
The Chinese Health Insurance Fund has announced that it will not be able to cover the financial value for everyone, so vaccination will not be free.
China is working entirely on its vaccine developments, with capacity expected to reach 1 billion doses next year. The advantage of the Chinese vaccine is that, unlike those of Pfizer and Moderna, it does not need to be stored at very low temperatures, which makes its transportation very easy, Radev explained.
Wuhan’s mayor did resign, but it was not accepted. The secretaries of the party organizations in Wuhan and Hubei have been removed from office, and charges have been filed against one of them, but not only because of the pandemic, the Bulgarian journalist confirmed.
In China, there is a lot of emphasis on the use of traditional Chinese medicine related to herbal medicines, especially for people who do not have severe symptoms. I assume that drugs will appear on this basis, Radev believes.
People have already returned to their normal life, including in Beijing. For example, one of the malls here was full to capacity yesterday, the schools are also present, practically no one works online anymore, Radev added.
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