Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback


              People wearing face masks ride bicycles and scooters along a street in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
            
              Women wearing face masks perform exercise routines at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
            
              A woman and boy wearing face masks feed fish in a pond at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
            
              A man wearing a face mask helps a boy across a bridge at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
            
              A woman wearing a face mask pushes an elderly man in a wheelchair along a path at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
            
              An elderly man wearing a face mask fans himself at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
            
              People wearing face masks sit on a bench at a public park in Beijing, Friday, July 8, 2022. The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
            
              Residents stand underneath tree to avoid the hot sun as they line up for their routine coronavirus tests at a testing site in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before they can enter some public spaces including gyms, museums and libraries, drawing concern from city residents over the sudden policy announcement and its impact on their daily lives. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              FILE - A medical worker gives a coronavirus vaccine shot to a patient at a vaccination facility in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2021. The Chinese capital has issued a mandate requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before they can enter some public spaces including gyms, museums and libraries, with exceptions only available to those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
            
              A woman wearing a mask and a colorful hat walks on the street, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
            
              A woman wearing a face mask and holding a parasol stands along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback