China Provides Free COVID-19 Vaccination for All Citizens

China Provides Free COVID-19 Vaccination for All Citizens


Not only is it free for all! Good news also include that 80% of the adverse reactions can also be immune to mutant strains, which are general adverse reactions.

On the morning of January 9th, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the recent situation of epidemic prevention and control and vaccination. The State Council announced at the press conference of the joint prevention and control mechanism that the COVID-19 vaccination of key populations 
started on December 15th, for which individuals do not bear the cost. Free vaccination after conditional listing, that is, under the condition of residents' knowledge and willingness, all expenses such as the cost of providing vaccines and vaccination services by enterprises at the agreed price will be shared by the medical insurance fund and the finance without individual bearing.

80% of the suspected adverse reactions according to the vaccination report are general adverse reactions. Wang Huaqing, chief expert of immunization program of China CDC, said at the press conference of joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council on 9th that according to the monitoring results, 80% of the reported suspected adverse reactions in China are general adverse reactions, of which 6/100,000 are abnormal reactions. Most of the abnormal reactions are allergic skin rash, and there are other allergic reactions, including angioedema and so on. The serious adverse reactions are about one in a million. Compared with historical data, there is no abnormal situation.

How many doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been vaccinated in China?
The press conference also mentioned that vaccination is the most powerful weapon to control the pandemic of infectious diseases.
  1. At present, more than 9 million doses of vaccination have once again proved that China's CoV-19 vaccine has better safety.
  2. The vaccination work will be promoted in an all-round and orderly manner, and free vaccination for all will be implemented.
  3. Eligible people are assured of vaccination, thus building an immune barrier to block the spread of CoV-19 in China.
Will the mutant strain affect the protection of COVID-19 vaccine in China?
Ceng Yixin, deputy director of the National Health Commission and head of the vaccine research and development team of the joint defense and control mechanism of the State Council, said at the press conference of the joint defense and control mechanism of the State Council on the 9th that at present, the mutation speed in CoV-19 is not too fast, and experiments show that the COVID-19 vaccine in China can neutralize the mutant strain in COVID-19 without affecting the protection of COVID-19 vaccine. However, we should pay close attention to it, monitor it closely, make some preparations in advance and respond effectively.