Over 73,000 get COVID-19 vaccines since Beijing begins inoculation

A medical worker inoculates a community worker with a COVID-19 vaccine in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2021. Authorities in Wanping Town of Fengtai District in Beijing organized COVID-19 vaccine inoculation on Sunday for nearly 200 workers from key sectors and institutions including community service, fire-fighting, elderly care, and medical service. A total of 73,537 people in 220 inoculation venues across Beijing have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in two days since the city began administering the jab among specific groups of people with higher infection risks on Friday. No serious side effects have been observed among the vaccine receivers, Gao Xiaojun, a spokesperson for the municipal health commission told a press briefing Sunday. The inoculation currently mainly covers nine groups of people aged 18 to 59 in Beijing. These include frontline customs inspectors of imported cold-chain goods and personnel working in the overseas and domestic transportation sector. (Xinhua/Li Xin)