A Total of 1,010,489,000 doses have been given as of Saturday, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement.Those doses are almost 40% of the 2.5 billion shots administered globally.
China only reached its first million administered doses on March 27,two weeks behind the US. But the pace picked up significantly in May, with more than 500 million shots given over the past month, according to data from the NHC.
"It took China 25 days to climb from 100 million doses to 200 million doses, 16 days to increase from 200 million to 300 million, and six days from 800 million to 900 million," Xinhua reported.
Around 1.4 billion people live in China. Due to this, the country's administered doses per 100 people is still behind nations such as the US and Britain.
Around 1.4 billion people live in China. Due to this, the country's administered doses per 100 people is still behind nations such as the US and Britain.But if its inoculation drive can keep up the current pace, Beijing will catch up fast.