北京春節前完成重點人群COVID-19疫苗接種

Beijing to complete COVID-19 inoculation for key groups before Spring Festival

北京春節前完成重點人群COVID-19疫苗接種

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will complete COVID-19 inoculation for key groups before the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 12 this year, according to local authorities.

北京，1月4日——據當地政府消息，北京將在今年2月12日春節前完成重點人群的COVID-19疫苗接種。

After this round of inoculation, all the eligible people in Beijing will receive COVID-19 vaccines as the vaccines receive market approval, along with a gradual increase in vaccine production, the municipal health commission said.

市衛生委表示，本輪疫苗接種後，隨著疫苗獲得市場認可，北京市符合條件的人群將全部接種COVID-19疫苗，同時逐步增加疫苗產量。

A total of 73,537 people received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at 220 inoculation venues in two days since the city began administering the jab on Jan. 1 among specific groups of people with high infection risks.

自本市1月1日開始在特定的高感染風險人群中注射疫苗以來，兩天內，共有73537人在220個接種地點接種了第一劑COVID-19疫苗。

"I'm glad to receive the vaccine for I'm in charge of cold-chain food transportation. I feel much safer now," said a vaccinee surnamed Tong at a temporary vaccination site in Beijing's Chaoyang District.

「我很高興收到疫苗，因為我負責冷鏈食品運輸。在北京朝陽區的一個臨時接種點，一位姓童的接種者說：「我現在感覺安全多了」。