By YANG CHENG in Tianjin | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2022-05-17 11:26
A senior citizen receives vaccine injection in Tianjin's Beichen district on Saturday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A publicity campaign to spread knowledge of COVID-19 vaccines has continued in Tianjin since it began in late April, and the city continues to vaccinate people 60 and older — some of them considerably older.
Several residents above the age of 100 received their first jabs at home.
Sun Yufen, 104, who lives in the Yuejiangli community in Hexi district, received her first shot from a doctor at home on April 27. She expressed her gratitude to the medical practitioners and social worker who participated.
She also praised the local community workers who have paid careful attention to her health and arranged home services.
Sun Yufen, 104, who lives in Hexi district, Tianjin, receives her first jab of COVID-19 vaccine. It was administered by a doctor at her home. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
On Ruijing street in Beichen district, community workers explained the risks brought by the COVID-19 virus to families with senior members.
Liu Yuguang, 101, and his wife, Xu Wenxiu, 96, live on Ruijing street and received their first COVID-19 shots on Saturday.
Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone announced that all the residents between 60 and 69 have been vaccinated and said its current initiative is to encourage all the residents above age 70 to to be inoculated.
Wu Dinghe, 92, who lives in the zone, recently received his first COVID-19 vaccine. Because of his health condition, a medical team consisting of a social worker, a volunteer, a police officer and a medical practitioner visited Wu in late April and gave him a checkup at home before the vaccination.
Liu Yuguang, 101 (middle right), and his wife, Xu Wenxiu, 96, who live on Ruijing street in Tianjin's Beichen district, wait for doctors to prepare medical examinations before receiving their COVID-19 vaccine dose on Saturday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]A social worker holds hands with a senior during a vaccination in the Ruijing community of Tianjin's Beichen district on Saturday. She showed no side-effects after the 30-minute observation period. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]An elderly resident in Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone signs the acknowledgement form after volunteers explained the benefits and possible side-effects of the COVID-19 vaccine on April 23, 2022. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Wu Dinghe, 92, who lives in Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone in Binhai New Area, receives his first COVID-19 shot. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Social workers visit a senior on Saturday in the Ruijing community of Beichen district in Tianjin. They talked about the COVID-19 vaccine and its benefits and gave her a vaccine injection. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
