China says one billion Covid-19 vaccine doses administered Deccan Herald


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China on Sunday said it has administered over one billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country. China has accelerated its pace of free Covid-19 vaccinations for the whole nation since late March and administered a billion doses by Saturday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said. The NHC, however, did not say how many people had been vaccinated. So far, a total of 21 Covid-19 vaccines have entered clinical trials in China since last year and the government has granted conditional approval for four vaccines for emergency use, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Read | This country is banking on...