Have you gotten vaccinated? This question has become a common way to greet others in China as more and more people widely received COVID-19 vaccinations in December, 2020.
According to China Daily, China plans to vaccinate 40% of its population by June. Meanwhile, China has reached out to other countries in need. It is sending COVID-19 vaccines to 28 countries and giving help to 69 countries in need. Most of these countries are developing countries, such as Pakistan, Mongolia and Mexico. Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera both received China's COVID-19 vaccination, encouraging members of their countries to do the same.
Some rich countries have already stored many vaccines for their own citizens. Some of them have ordered enough vaccines to vaccinate their population two or three times, the Washington Post reported. For countries that have not yet developed or gotten a vaccine, China may be the only way for them to get help. China is one of the few countries that can produce vaccines in large number.
China has joined COVAX, organized by the WHO, to make sure that all members get the vaccine in the future. China has decided to offer 10 million vaccines to COVAX , Xinhua reported. "We must make sure that no country in need of the vaccines is left behind." said Foreign Minister Wang Yi, nothing matters more than the people and nothing is more valuable than human lives.
