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China’s COVID-19 vaccine capacity to reach 610 million
BEIJING, Oct 21, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – China’s total annual production capacity of COVID-19 vaccines will likely reach 610 million doses by the end of the year, a Chinese official said on Tuesday.
The production capacity will continue to expand next year to meet the demand for COVID-19 vaccines in China and other countries, said Zheng Zhongwei, with the National Health Commission, at a news conference in Beijing.
As a public product, the vaccines will be priced according to the cost rather than supply and demand, Zheng said. The price of China’s COVID-19 vaccines will be acceptable to the public, he added.
Priority for receiving vaccines should be given to certain people with a high risk of exposure to the virus, Zheng said.
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