China has given 76.3% of population complete Covid-19 vaccine doses
China has administered complete Covid-19 vaccine doses to 76.3 per cent of its population.
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Beijing,UPDATED: Nov 21, 2021 04:39 IST
China had given 76.3 per cent of its population complete Covid-19 vaccine doses by November 19, Wu Liangyou, an official at the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday.
A total of 1.076 billion people in the country have received the required number of doses for their Covid vaccination, the NHC spokesperson Mi Feng said in a news briefing.
A total of 65.73 million people have received a booster vaccine dose, Wu said.
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