BEIJING (REUTERS) - Some local communities in Beijing have started giving Covid-19 vaccine doses to people older than 60, even as the city's disease-control authorities publicly advises this age group against inoculation.

In some countries, including the United States and Britain,people older than 65 are among top priority groups in their Covid-19 vaccination roll-outs, as the elderly have a higher risk of death and hospitalisation after contracting the virus compared to younger adults.