COVID-19 vaccination program in the mainland of China: a subnational descriptive analysis on target population size and current progress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China is facing substantial risks of imported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and a domestic resurgence in the long run, and COVID-19 vaccination is expected to be the long-lasting solution to end the pandemic. We aim to estimate the size of the target population for COVID-19 vaccination at the provincial level in the mainland of China, and summarize the current progress of vaccination programs, which could support local governments in the timely determination and adjustment of vaccination policies and promotional measures.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive study of the entire population in the mainland of China, between December 2020 and August 2021. By extracting provincial-stratified data from publicly available sources, we estimated the size of prio

SUBMITTER: Zheng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517558 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature