Over 2.96 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland

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A resident receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Xingye County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Over 2.96 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday.■