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Coronavirus vaccine: China can meet demand ‘at home and abroad’
- Senior official says domestic inoculation is the top priority but overseas needs will be met
- More than 64 million doses administered so far and more to come, he says
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China is giving priority to coronavirus inoculation campaigns at home but will still be able to honour promises of vaccines for other countries, according to a senior official in charge of producing the doses.
Tian Yulong, chief engineer with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said domestic needs had taken precedence but with expanded production of four approved vaccines, he was confident that China would be able to meet the combined demand of domestic inoculation, foreign aid and exports.
“We have successfully met demand to give out more than 64 million doses at home. We have also had good feedback about our exports and foreign aid,” Tian said in Beijing on Monday.
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“Domestic vaccine manufacturers are still expanding … we are very confident that we will increase vaccine production capacity at various stages throughout the year.
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“Our production capacity continues to grow.”
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