A man receives a COVID-19 jab on a mobile vaccination bus in Xidu town of Hengyang county, central China's Hunan province, Aug 8, 2021. (LIU XINRONG / XINHUA)
BEIJING – More than 1.8 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland by Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
China has stepped up efforts to prevent hospital-acquired COVID-19 infections and strengthen nucleic acid testing, as the country is reining in a resurgence of locally transmitted cases.
Top priority should always be given to epidemic containment, said Ma Xiaowei, head of the commission, warning against any slackness in the anti-virus fight.
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