Vaccines in China
Vaccines in China
5 Class Assignment activity. terms
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56713663
- Backtrack
- verb
- retrace one's steps.
- Example: he later appeared to backtrack on his comments.
- Interim
- adjective
- in or for the intervening period / relating to less than a full year's business activity.
- Example: Interim results from late-stage trials in Turkey and Indonesia.
- Optimise
- verb
- make the best or most effective use of (a situation or resource).
- Example: To "optimise" the vaccine process could include changing the number of doses and the length of time.
- Ship
- verb
- transport (goods or people) on a ship
- Example: But Beijing is also offering its vaccines around the world and has already shipped millions of doses to a number of countries.
- Taker
- noun
- a person who takes a specified thing.
- Example: In Asia, the biggest takers are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan.