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GLOBALink | Shanghai begins COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 3 to 5

Source: Xinhua| 2021-11-20 19:36:30|Editor: huaxia

SHANGHAI, NOV. 20 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai has begun COVID-19 vaccination for children aged between 3 and 5 since Saturday.

Parents would choose whether to get their children vaccinated. Every child must be accompanied by a parent or a guardian during the vaccination.

The vaccination sites have created a child-friendly environment while paying more attention to kids' reactions.

Medical workers wearing cartoon head decorations work at a vaccination site in Xuhui District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

A five-year-old girl, accompanied by her father and brother, gets vaccinated at a vaccination site in Xuhui District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

A medical worker gives a thumb up to a child at a vaccination site in Xuhui District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

A medical worker wearing cartoon head decoration works at a vaccination site in Xuhui District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

A four-year-old girl receives COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Xuhui District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

A medical worker writes on an information card which is specially made for children at a vaccination site in Xuhui District of Shanghai, east China, Nov. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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