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Get Vaccinated or Families Lose Pensions, Local Chinese Authorities Say

Get Vaccinated or Families Lose Pensions, Local Chinese Authorities Say
A child looks on as a woman receives the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) COVID-19 vaccine in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu Province on July 5, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Dorothy Li
8/27/2021|Updated: 8/27/2021

In a bid to improve vaccination rates, local authorities in China are punishing entire families if one member refuses to receive jabs against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.

Officials from several counties and cities governments said they will stop giving pensions and medical aid to the unvaccinated. Authorities will also bar unvaccinated individuals from visiting schools, workplaces, or other areas outside their homes, such as shops, banks, and libraries.

Dorothy Li
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