Set for more vaccine output

BEIJING: China is encouraging the production of more of its vaccines in overseas countries, especially developing ones, to help ensure supplies and speed up global economic recovery, according to officials and analysts.

To date, China has provided vaccine assistance to more than 80 developing countries and exported Covid-19 doses to over 40 nations, said Mao Junfeng, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the country’s top industry regulator.