Healthcare workers in an inflatable Covid-19 testing lab in Beijing’s Shunyi district. China wants there to be a Covid-19 testing booth within a 15-minute walk of citizens. Photo: Xinhua
Healthcare workers in an inflatable Covid-19 testing lab in Beijing’s Shunyi district. China wants there to be a Covid-19 testing booth within a 15-minute walk of citizens. Photo: Xinhua
Josephine Ma
Opinion

Opinion

As I see it by Josephine Ma

Coronavirus: if China is willing to go big on testing booths, why not do the same for vaccination?

  • Authorities in China want to ensure every citizen has access to a nucleic acid test booth within a 15-minute walk, while vaccination of elderly people lags
  • Logistically, combining the two operations would be difficult but the pay-off includes reducing the incidence of death and serious illness from coronavirus

Healthcare workers in an inflatable Covid-19 testing lab in Beijing’s Shunyi district. China wants there to be a Covid-19 testing booth within a 15-minute walk of citizens. Photo: Xinhua
Healthcare workers in an inflatable Covid-19 testing lab in Beijing’s Shunyi district. China wants there to be a Covid-19 testing booth within a 15-minute walk of citizens. Photo: Xinhua
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