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China Says 1 Million Vaccines Given; Plans Further Rollout
- Nation gave emergency authorization to local vaccines mid-year
- Phased distribution to target those at risk of exposure first
An employee displays a coronavirus vaccine candidate from China National Biotec Group (CNBG) during the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, on Sept. 5
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China said it has already administered more than 1 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 immunization effort.
Vaccines developed by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and the state-owned China National Biotec Group Co., known as CNBG, have been dispensed in the country since they were granted emergency-use authorization in July.