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New local outbreaks boosts vaccination progress

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(Long, weary sigh.)

After three weeks of no domestic infections, Chinese officials reported a rash of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Lu’an, Anhui province, late last week.

The details: By the end of Sunday, a total of 16 confirmed cases and 15 additional asymptomatic cases had bee...