China Braces for Major Wave of COVID Cases as New XBB Variants Spread
- Chinese officials are rushing out new vaccines to combat a growing outbreak of the XBB COVID variant.
- Two new vaccines have been approved to fight the XBB variant with more approvals expected soon.
- The outbreak could lead to 65 million new cases a week and become China's largest wave since dropping zero-COVID policies.
- Health officials say reinfections will have milder symptoms and hospitals will not be overwhelmed.
- Life remains largely normal for residents despite the threat of a major outbreak.