Over 1m coronavirus vaccine doses given out in China; further roll-out planned, East Asia

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China said it has already administered more than one million coronavirus vaccines since July and plans to distribute more, initially targeting workers in industries where they’re at higher risk of infection as the country seeks to be at the vanguard of the global Covid-19 immunisation effort. Vaccines developed by Sinovac Biotech and the state-owned China National Biotec Group, known as CNBG, have been dispensed in the country since they were granted emergency-use authorisation in July. China is now planning wider distribution of the experimental shots with those working in hospitals, Customs, in public transport and cold-chain logistics…