Prognosis
China’s Bid to Ramp Up Vaccinations Hindered by Supply Shortages
- China aims to vaccinate 40% of its population by end of June
- Provinces told to prioritize key cities, delay shots for rest
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China’s ambitious effort to vaccinate 560 million people -- 40% of its population -- by the end of June is running into a supply shortage, forcing health authorities to extend the intervals between two doses, and leaving some people unable to book their second shots.
The supply bottleneck comes as China’s vaccination roll out accelerates to nearly 5 million doses a day, the fastest in the world, though the proportion of its vast population covered still lags the U.S., Israel and other leading inoculating nations.