Xi Goes Mask-Free at NPC, Raising Questions Over Vaccination Status
- China hasn’t said whether Xi has received a Covid-19 shot
- Other leaders have used photo ops to encourage vaccination
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It’s become a standard photo op of the pandemic: leaders rolling up their sleeves for Covid-19 shots to trumpet the advent of vaccines. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first, Joe Biden did it on live television, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inoculation is being credited with reviving a lackluster rollout.