Nearly 1.45 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

People stay for observation after receiving COVID-19 vaccines at a vaccination site in Jiangxia District in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, June 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 1.45 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in China as of Saturday, the National Health Commission announced on Sunday.