China isn't unvaccinated. China has a serious problem with the elderly population being under-vaccinated which is the most at-risk group, and their vaccines are less effective, but the vast majority of the entire population will have a vaccine and two boosters minimum.
I know because I was in China at the time, and it was mandatory for the majority of people. My wife and I would lose our jobs as teachers if we didn't get the vaccine and all boosters within specific time periods, and in my city at least, you couldn't work a retail job without a vaccine certificate including boosters. For my wife and I it was quite literally a case of "Everyone lines up to get the vaccine today, and anyone without a certificate will not be allowed on the premises tomorrow."
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China isn't unvaccinated. China has a serious problem with the elderly population being under-vaccinated which is the most at-risk group, and their vaccines are less effective, but the vast majority of the entire population will have a vaccine and two boosters minimum.
I know because I was in China at the time, and it was mandatory for the majority of people. My wife and I would lose our jobs as teachers if we didn't get the vaccine and all boosters within specific time periods, and in my city at least, you couldn't work a retail job without a vaccine certificate including boosters. For my wife and I it was quite literally a case of "Everyone lines up to get the vaccine today, and anyone without a certificate will not be allowed on the premises tomorrow."