The can and have convinced most working age people to get vaxxed. The issue is the low rate of vaccination among those who are 80+. These folks rarely interact with organs of the state, and there’s not much you can do to coerce them. Simply put, old people have run out of fucks to give.

It’s of course compounded by the reportedly lower efficacy of Chinese vaccines compared to mRNA vaccines.

These two factors combine for a predicted high mortality rate among the most vulnerable group can be expected.