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China’s annual COVID-19 vaccine production capacity hits 7 bln doses

China’s annual COVID-19 vaccine production capacity hits 7 bln doses
China’s annual COVID-19 vaccine production capacity hits 7 bln doses

BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- China’s annual COVID-19 vaccine production capacity has reached 7 billion doses, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The country’s latest capacity was announced on Monday by MIIT Minister Xiao Yaqing at a national work conference in Beijing.

More than 2.68 billion vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed.

 

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