China accelerates COVID-19 vaccination for elderly

STORY: China accelerates COVID-19 vaccination for elderly DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of a community in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG HUAQING, Expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Preventionvarious of elderly people getting vaccinatedSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ZHIHUA, Official of Xingang neighborhood in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU DEYOU, 89-year-old resident in GuangzhouSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): TANG WANLING, 66-year-old resident in Guangzhou STORYLINE: China has stepped up efforts to improve the vaccination rate among the elderly amid the latest COVID-19 resurgence. China has a large population of 1.4 billion and is home to 267 million elderly, who are more vulnerable to the virus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG HUAQING, Expert with Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention "For the elderly people and those with underlying diseases, to reduce the severe case rate and the fatality rate, the best