Tianjin vaccinates elderly, some over 100
On Ruijing street in Beichen district, community workers explained the risks brought by the COVID-19 virus to families with senior members.
Liu Yuguang, 101, and his wife, Xu Wenxiu, 96, live on Ruijing street and received their first COVID-19 shots on Saturday.
Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone announced that all the residents between 60 and 69 have been vaccinated and said its current initiative is to encourage all the residents above age 70 to to be inoculated.
Wu Dinghe, 92, who lives in the zone, recently received his first COVID-19 vaccine. Because of his health condition, a medical team consisting of a social worker, a volunteer, a police officer and a medical practitioner visited Wu in late April and gave him a checkup at home before the vaccination.
