Facing the double threats of flu and COVID-19 in the upcoming autumn, some places in China have issued regulations that those who did not get vaccinated will be held responsible if they cause an infection incident. Some places have banned unvaccinated people from entering public places.
Health authority in Nanchang, Central China's Jiangxi Province, issued an announcement on Wednesday requiring all personnel working in local governmental departments, state-owned companies and institutes as well as members of the Communist Party of China to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of August, unless the person has a disease that prevents them from doing so.
Those who are unvaccinated will not be allowed to attend meetings and trainings or go on business trips to other provinces. And they will be held responsible if they cause any infection flare-ups.
Many other places have issued similar regulations recently, such as Hefei, Huaibei and Chizhou in East China's Anhui Province.
Authority in Shiyan, Central China's Hubei Province, on Tuesday urged local adults to get vaccinated as soon as possible and said credit information of those who did not get vaccinated without proper reasons would be affected.
Authorities in Ezhou, Hubei, on Sunday said not only adults, but also students aged 12-17, should get vaccinated except for those who cannot get COVID-19 vaccines due to certain diseases.
Earlier, authorities in Guigang and Laibin in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region banned local people who are unvaccinated from entering key public places under anti-epidemic management such as schools, medical institutes and nursing homes.
