China vaccine doses pass one billion mark

A university student receiving the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a university in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. China has now administered more than a billion doses of Covid vaccines, the country's health authority said on June 20, 2021, more than a third of the number given worldwide. - AFP

BEIJING, June 20, 2021 (AFP): The number of Covid-19 jabs administered in China has passed the one billion mark, health officials said Sunday, more than a third of the doses given worldwide.

The announcement by the National Health Commission comes after the number of shots administered globally surpassed 2.5 billion on Friday, according to an AFP count from official sources.