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Health

China to roll out second COVID vaccine booster for high-risk groups, elderly

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker administers a dose of the vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to an elderly person at a community health service centre in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China December 12, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo

China's National Health Commission (NHC) will roll out the second COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for high-risk groups and elderly people over 60 years old, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

The time gap between the first and second booster shots will be six months, NHC said, adding people who can take the second booster shot will include those with severe existing diseases and those with low immunity.

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