China's Covid-19 vax production capacity to reach 610 mn doses by 2020-end

Production capacity of the vaccines is forecast to reach 1 billion doses per year by 2021

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Production capacity of the vaccines is forecast to reach 1 billion doses per year by 2021, Zheng Zhongwei,Director General of the Development Centre for Medical Science and Technology of the commission, told a news briefing.
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1 min read Last Updated : Sep 25 2020 | 3:36 PM IST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's annual production capacity of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to reach 610 million doses by end-2020, the country's National Health Commission said on Friday.

Production capacity of the vaccines is forecast to reach 1 billion doses per year by 2021, Zheng Zhongwei,Director General of the Development Centre for Medical Science and Technology of the commission, told a news briefing.

 

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First Published: Sep 25 2020 | 3:08 PM IST

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