The newlyarrived coronavirus vaccineswith the new packageareput into use in Yichang on May 9.

　　Citizens are active in inoculatingthenew packageCovid-19 vaccines.

　　In Yangcha Road Community Health Service Center, vaccination workers are busy vaccinating the public. The reporterssaw two citizens presenttheirvaccination certificatestogether on the table and they share the same vial.

　　“My first dose of inactivated coronavirus vaccine was fromSinovac,and I took it at the formerExperimental Primary SchoolInoculation Cabin. This time, my second dose was thenew packagevaccine that can be used for two citizens. The doctorwas so skillful that Ididn’t feel any pain.” In the observation area, Ms. Deng, 61, said with a smile.

　　Xiang Bo, secretary of the Party branch in this community health service center, introduced that the new package vaccinesweredelivered to the center in the afternoon on May 8 and 327 people were vaccinated from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m..Atotal of 1200 people were vaccinated on that day. “The vaccination procedure for the new package vaccineis the same as before.”

　　A total of 7200 vaccines, 14400 doses,were sentto 5 community health service centersand 2 inoculation cabins in Wujiagang district on that day.

　　The first batchof new package vaccineswill benefit 170000 people.

　　Jiang Jing, deputy director of Yichang Institute of Immunization, Yicahang Center for Disease Control and Prevention introduced thatthe first batch of new package vaccines arrived in Yichang on the afternoon of May 8. There are85000 vaccines for 170000 people. Among them, there are 26200 vaccines in urban areas. At present, this batch has been distributed in theurban area and counties.

　　What isone vial for two persons?Jiang Jing explained that, as its name implies, one vaccine can be used fortwo people.Each vialis 1.0ml, and the dose for oneperson is 0.5ml. There are two kinds of packages: one vial in a box or 40 in a box.

　　It is introduced that now China atthe critical time for vaccinating coronavirus vaccine. The guarantee of vaccine supply is the key factor for the steady progression of nationwide vaccination. However, the current domestic production capacity is greatly affected by filling, packaging and other factors. With the approval of relevant authorities, vaccine manufacturers will successively produce new packagevaccines, and theirsupply will account for 70% ofthe supply in the later period.

　　Vaccination of the new package vaccines goes through the same procedure and produces the same efficacy.

　　Which manufacturers produce two-dose vaccines?” Jiang Jing said that at present, Yichang is using the inactivated vaccine produced by Sinovac and coronavirus vaccine manufacturers will all take the new package.

　　Compared with the previous one-dose vaccines, new package vaccines are applicable for the same group of population in the same process. But the new package will increase production and vaccine supply and is suitable for mass vaccination since its efficacy remain the same.

　　Jiang Jing also reminded the citizensthat if the first dose is inactivated vaccine,be it Sinophram Wuhan, Sinophram Beijing or Sinovac, they can also choose the two-dose inactivated vaccine for the second dose.