COVID-19: China weighing ‘zero COVID-19’ exit‘A STEP WE MUST TAKE:’ Trying to coexist with the virus would likely lead to a wave of infections, due in part to the ineffectiveness of Chinese vaccines, an expert saidAP, BEIJINGEven as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit from what has been an arguably successful, but onerous disease prevention strategy. A statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), a study, interviews with Chinese public health staff and public messaging by government-affiliated experts indicate that China is exploring ways of slowly easing its zero-tolerance approach — with the emphasis on slowly. A health worker yesterday poses for a photograph at a COVID-19 testing site at a residential compound in Shanghai, China. “We should carve a very clear path and not spend all our time debating whether we should continue zero COVID-19 or coexist” with the virus. Moreover, China is using only domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines that are less effective than those developed by drugmakers in other countries.

Source: Taipei Times March 18, 2022 22:11 UTC