November 12, 2023

Medical experts warned of a potential spike in COVID-19 infections in the coming winter season. While this could pose a threat to the elderly and vulnerable populations, experts assured the public that medical facilities were sufficient to handle the situation so there is no reason to panic. 

China's top respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan warned of a small COVID-19 spike in the winter and reminded the elderly and vulnerable populations to get vaccinated as soon as possible during the 3rd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Health Cooperation Conference held in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, on Friday. He also detailed the future transmissibility of COVID-19 and its increased ability to escape antibodies. 

Zhong stated that the elderly and people with weakened immune systems should receive second-generation vaccines as soon as possible. 

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