Some local counties have introduced strict rules in a bid to increase their vaccination rates.
Students will not be allowed back in school in September unless their entire family is fully vaccinated, some local governments in China have said.
This comes as China hopes to reach its national target of inoculating 64% of its population by the end of the year.and Greece who have made jabs mandatory in some sectors or risk being shut out. Local governments in other provinces, including Jiangxi and Henan, issued similar directives to say that only pupils whose families are vaccinated would be allowed to attend the new autumn semester.In the northern Hebei province of Pingxiang, students themselves aged between 12 - 17 will not be allowed back to school unless they are fully vaccinated. It is not clear if this applies to students of other ages.
The deadlines differ across cities, but most of them have set a deadline of end-July for people to receive their vaccinations before the strict measures kick in."At first, they said vaccinations were voluntary. Turns out they're mandatory after all," one person wrote on microblogging platform Weibo.
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