The Qingdao West Coast New Area recently started offering free COVID-19 vaccine shots to local residents as part of the country's vaccination campaign against the virus, local media outlets reported.

Those aged between 18 and 59 can make an appointment for the vaccination using their ID cards at community centers or workplaces. Each person will receive two doses of the vaccine 21 to 28 days apart.

To speed up the vaccination process, the local government has dispatched medical staff to enterprises, colleges and communities to provide vaccinations.

College students are registered before given the COVID-19 vaccine shots in Qingdao West Coast New Area on March 30. [Photo/VCG]

Students queue to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots at a college in Qingdao West Coast New Area on March 30. [Photo/VCG]

A medical worker injects a student with the vaccine at a college in Qingdao West Coast New Area on March 30. [Photo/VCG]

A medical worker inoculates a college student in Qingdao West Coast New Area on March 30. Mass vaccinations have begun in China to build an immunity barrier against the COVID-19 pandemic. [Photo/VCG]

Large-scale vaccinations for COVID-19 have been initiated in Qingdao West Coast New Area. [Photo/VCG]

Students line up to get vaccinated at a college in Qingdao West Coast New Area on March 30. [Photo/VCG]