Over 10 million doses given out in China

Vaccination drive gathers steam as Beijing grapples with multiple outbreaks in the north

Medical workers registering people for Covid-19 vaccination in Beijing yesterday. Thousands of vaccination centres have been set up across the country, and more than a million people have been inoculated in the Chinese capital alone.
Medical workers registering people for Covid-19 vaccination in Beijing yesterday. Thousands of vaccination centres have been set up across the country, and more than a million people have been inoculated in the Chinese capital alone. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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China has administered over 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines across the country, the 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.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 16, 2021, with the headline Over 10 million doses given out in China. Subscribe