Over 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered in China

BEIJING – China has administered over 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines across the country, health authorities said this week – with more than a million people vaccinated in the Chinese capital alone. As its vaccination drive gathers steam, Beijing is feeling the pressure to inoculate as many people as possible from Covid-19. It is grappling with its biggest test in months – with the disease detected recently in multiple outbreaks across its northern provinces. State media have gone on a promotional blitz, urging people to get the free vaccines, and assuring them that they are safe and effective. Thousands…