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Is China seeing another comeback of COVID-19? Here's a rare admission from top Chinese CDC expert Wang Huaqing. He said on Saturday that COVID-19 is one of the main viruses driving the country's current sickness outbreak between ages 15 and 59. Chinese authorities at first said mycoplasma pneumonia was the main driver, but later changed that narrative to include seven pathogens. Meanwhile, Chinese media reports say Chinese authorities approved five newly developed COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use on Sunday. With outbreaks sweeping across China, residents are speculating about other causes. Some are blaming Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines, saying their side effects have weakened people's immunity and contributed to the severity of the current outbreak. I think the Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have played a part. When I was little, we didn't have that many vaccinations. But in recent years, the more inoculations you get, the easier it is for you to fall ill. Local residents shared their concerns with NTD. Once you've been inoculated or been infected with a CCP virus, your immune system has been weakened, so it will be easier for viruses or bacteria to affect you. Similar fears surfaced last year in an open letter from a group of leukemia patients across China, and all of them were diagnosed with leukemia after being inoculated with Chinese-made vaccines against COVID-19. The letter said the patients appealed to Chinese authorities, but couldn't find lawyers to represent them. Reporters were also warned to not cover their stories. One expert said the possible risks might be baked into the Chinese vaccines themselves. China mostly uses inactivated vaccines, a kind made by killing the virus it fights using chemicals or heat. If the quality control of one single step in the process wasn't up to standard, then the virus might not have been completely killed. Another virologist told NTD that she's concerned these cases are just the tip of the iceberg. There could be many more Chinese people who have received the vaccine without experiencing symptoms. However, their immune system's blood cells and bone marrow may have already suffered damage associated with the vaccine. Although symptoms may not appear immediately, they could be triggered by subsequent other negative factors, leading to further dampened immunity and severe infections. Now, neighboring areas are on high alert. Japan, Thailand, India and Taiwan are warning of precautionary measures in response to China's outbreak.