180,000 people in Guangdong receive Covid-19 vaccine

Guangzhou, Dec 24 (IANS) Some 180,000 people with higher risks of coronavirus infection in south China's Guangdong Province have been given Covid-19 vaccine candidates as of Tuesday, the provincial government said.No serious side effects have been reported among the vaccine receivers, said the information office of the local government of Guangdong at a press briefing on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.The vaccine candidates, still undergoing clinical trials, were made by the China National Biotec Group and Beijing-based Sinovac, said the office.Guangdong has started a Covid-19 vaccination campaign among groups of people with higher risks of infection. They include medical workers, customs officers, primary-level epidemic prevention workers, overseas returnees, and people working in cross-border cold-chain logistics and isolation centres.
--IANS int/