BEIJING: Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against coronavirus. But even as cases surge, 64-year-old Li Liansheng said his friends were alarmed by stories of fevers, blood clots and other side effects.

'When people hear about such incidents, they may not be willing to take the vaccines,' said Li, who had been vaccinated before he caught Covid-19. A few days after his 10-day bout with the virus, Li is nursing a sore throat and cough. He said it was like a 'normal cold' with a mild fever.