--Morethan1billiondosesofCOVID-19vaccineshadbeenadministeredinChinabySaturday,asthecountrypushesaheadwiththelargestvaccinationdriveinthehistoryofNewChina.--China'snationwidevaccinationcampaignisopentopeopleagedover18.Theoldestvaccinerecipientisover100.--China-developedvaccinesnotonlybenefitpeopleathomebutalsohelptheworldinthefightagainstthepandemic.BEIJING,June20(Xinhua)--Morethan1billiondosesofCOVID-19vaccineshadbeenadministeredinChinabySaturday,asthecountrypushesaheadwiththelargestvaccinationdriveinthehistoryofNewChina.TheNationalHealthCommissionsaidonJune20,Morethan1billiondosesofCOVID-19vaccineshadbeenadministeredinChinaasofJune19.(Xinhua/LiXue)Ittookthecountryjustfivedaystohititsmostrecent100-milliondoseincrease,accordingtodailyupdatesbytheNationalHealthCommission(NHC).SincelateMarch,ChinahasbeenacceleratingthepaceoffreeCOVID-19vaccinationsforthewholenation.IttookChina25daystoclimbfrom100milliondosesto200milliondoses,16daystoincreasefrom200millionto300million,andsixdaysfrom800millionto900million.Thelarge-scalevaccinationcampaigncarriedoutacrossChinahasshownthatChineseCOVID-19vaccinesaresafe,saidZengYixin,deputyheadoftheNHC,notingthattheincidenceratesofcommonsideeffectsandabnormalreactionscausedbythevaccineswerebothbelowtheaveragefiguresreportedbyvariousvaccinesincludedinthecountry'sregularvaccinationplansin2019.AccordingtoZeng,atleast70percentofthetargetpopulationinChinaisexpectedtobevaccinatedagainstCOVID-19bytheendofthisyear.AresidentreceivesCOVID-19vaccineinShenyang,northeastChina'sLiaoningProvince,June20,2021.(Xinhua/YangQing)Atotalof21COVID-19vaccineshaveenteredclinicaltrialsinChinasincelastyear.Sofar,fourhavebeengrantedconditionalmarketingapprovalandthreehavebeenauthorizedforemergencyusewithinthecountry.JOINTEFFORTSFORHERDIMMUNITYEquippedwith21inoculationdesksonthreefloorsofabuilding,theinoculationsiteoftheGuangyiInternationalE-CommerceIndustrialParkisthelargestoneinHaizhuDistrictofGuangzhou,capitalofGuangdongProvince,whichhasseenaresurgenceoflocallytransmittedCOVID-19casesrecently.AstaffworkerregistersinformationofCOVID-19vaccinerecipientsintheinoculationsiteoftheGuangyiInternationalE-CommerceIndustrialParkinHaizhuDistrictofGuangzhou,southChina'sGuangdongProvince,June19,2021.(Xinhua/WangRuiping)About8,000residentscometothesitedailyonaverage,withasmanyas10,000dosesadministeredinasingleday,saidYangHuiyan,aheadnurseinchargeofthesite.Ninelocalhospitalshavesentmedicstheretohelpwithinoculations."Concertedeffortsareneededtoachieveherdimmunity,"saidYang."Vaccinationbenefitsallofus,sowemustworktogether."ZhongMingtao,18,hasbeenworkingattheparkasavolunteertohelpwiththevaccination."Althoughtheworkistiring,Ihopepeoplecangetinoculationassoonaspossible."ZengXiuming,amarketingemployeewithalocalcompany,receivedhersecondjabonSaturdayafternoon."Myjobrequiresmetomeetmanypeople.Thevaccinationmakesmefeelatease,"shesaid.Asof6p.m.Saturday,Guangdonghadvaccinatednearly66.7millionpeople,withatotalof99.23milliondosesadministered.Manyofthemreceivedtwodoses.WIDERCOVERAGEChina'snationwidevaccinationcampaignisopentopeopleagedover18.Theoldestvaccinerecipientisover100.TanFang,77,receivedthesecondjabonSaturdayatahealthservicecenterintheDananResidentialCommunityinShenyang,capitalofnortheastChina'sLiaoningProvince."Nowthatthetwodoseshavebeenadministered,Icangooutforsomesightseeing,"saidTan.LiZhe,headofthecenter,saidthat,comparedwithconcentratedmakeshiftvaccinationsites,healthservicecentersincommunitiesseemoreelderlypeoplecomingfortheirshots."Theelderlypeopleandthosewithdisabilitiesaregivenpriorityforvaccination,"shesaid.Thecountryhasalsoapprovedtheemergencyuseofdomesticinactivatedvaccinesonpeopleaged3to17.DetailedpolicieswillbeformulatedfortheinoculationofthisagegroupbasedonthespecificCOVID-19situation.AstaffmembercheckstagsonvialsofCOVID-19vaccineatapackinglineofSinovacLifeSciencesCo.,Ltd.inBeijing,capitalofChina,Dec.23,2020.(Xinhua/ZhangYuwei)China-developedvaccinesnotonlybenefitpeopleathomebutalsohelptheworldinthefightagainstthepandemic.ThecountrynowhastwoofitsvaccinesvalidatedforemergencyusebytheWorldHealthOrganization.Ithassuppliedmorethan350milliondosesofCOVID-19vaccinesabroad,consistingofdonationstomorethan80countriesandexportstoover40countries,officialdatafromearlyJuneshows.MaoJunfeng,anofficialfromtheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology,saidthat,sofar,threeChineseenterpriseshavecarriedoutjointvaccineproductionwitheightcountries,withdiscussionstakingplaceoncooperationwith10countries."ChinesevaccinesareplayinganincreasinglygreaterroleasthecountryworkstofulfillitscommitmentofmakingCOVID-19vaccinesaglobalpublicgood,"saidZhongNanshan,China'stopepidemiologist.