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CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: 5,000 railway workers get COVID-19 vaccine jabs in south China’s Guangzhou” – below is their description.
In anticipation of the Spring Festival travel rush, transport and health authorities in China have sprung into action to contain the possible spread of COVID-19. At the same time, a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive targeted at workers in high-risk industries is underway in the country. Around 5,000 people who work in the railway sector in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, are receiving their vaccine shots. Join CGTN’s Omar Khan as he visits Guangzhou railway station and briefs us about the vaccination program.
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