Nearly 1.44 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

A man receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Jiangxia District in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1.44 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in China as of Friday, the National Health Commission announced on Saturday.