Beijing offers Covid vaccine booster shots ahead of Winter Olympics

Beijing has begun offering Covid vaccine booster shots ahead of the winter Olympics (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China’s capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against Covid-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions are to host the Winter Olympics.

Anyone 18 or older who has received two-dose Chinese vaccines and belong to at-risk groups, including those participating, organising or working on games facilities, would be eligible for the additional shot, state media reported on Friday.