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From what I've read they used the low quality Chinese vaccines and vaccination rates among over 60s were under 80%. if you're over 80 and you get COVID you're v
by barry-cotter 5y ago
From what I've read they used the low quality Chinese vaccines and vaccination rates among over 60s were under 80%. if you're over 80 and you get COVID you're very likely to die if you're symptomatic.
- makomk 5y agoChina used the same Chinese vaccines as Hong Kong and according to ABC News in Australia only 62% of Shanghai residents over 60 have been vaccinated. This is fairly typical; Chinese policy was to focus on vaccinating people of working age. There have been multiple reported outbreaks at elderly care facilities in Shanghai recently. China is still reporting no Covid deaths. Now, a bunch of people have been complaining their relatives at those facilities died, but officially none of them are Covid deaths.
- roca 5y agoActually Hong Kong vaccines were about half Pfizer and half Sinovac. The low vaccination rate is the main problem. This article about reasons for that low vaccination rate is quite interesting: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/hong-kong-faces-fierce-resistance-vaccine-mandates-hesistant/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-diseas...
- makomk 5y agoHong Kong has a worse vaccination rate amongst the elderly and better vaccine mix than the mainland (more imported vaccines, probably less of the more dubious Chinese-made ones), but broadly speaking they're very similar. I think even the Western countries with comparatively poor vaccination rates are still better than either.
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