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27 February 2021 - China Special Weapons News
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- China's first 1-dose COVID-19 vaccine rolls out; 500m people can be inoculated a year Global Times 27 Feb 2021 -- China's first Ad5-nCoV COVID-19 vaccine was rolled out on Friday. One of the developers of the single-dose vaccine said that the annual production capacity can reach 500 million doses, which means 500 million people can be vaccinated in a year.
- First batch of 685,000 doses of mRNA vaccine arrives in Hong Kong Global Times 27 Feb 2021 -- The first batch of 685,000 doses of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine co-developed by Germany's BioNTech and China's Fosun Pharma arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday, the Global Times learned.
- China conditionally approves four self-developed COVID-19 vaccines: official People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- China has granted conditional market approval to four self-developed COVID-19 vaccines, Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang said Friday.
- Hong Kong launches mass COVID-19 vaccination People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- Hong Kong started the COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Friday for priority groups, including medical workers and the aged, a week after the arrival of the first batch of mainland-made doses.
- Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, the National Health Commission said Saturday.
- 24 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- A total of 24 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Friday, the National Health Commission said in a daily report Saturday.
- Chinese mainland reports 10 new imported COVID-19 cases People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported 10 new imported COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 4,984.
- China's transport capacity sufficient for shipping COVID-19 vaccines: ministry People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- China has sufficient refrigerated trucks and cold boxes to meet the transportation needs associated with COVID-19 vaccines, an official said on Friday.
- Annual production of Chinese single-shot COVID-19 vaccine can reach 500m PLA Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- Chinese company CanSino Biologics Inc. (CanSinoBIO) can produce an annual 500 million doses of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, said Chen Wei, a lead researcher of the CanSino vaccine, in an interview on Friday.
- Argentina receives Chinese Sinopharm vaccines to combat COVID-19 People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- Argentina received its first batch of vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm on Thursday night.
- Chile receives fourth batch of Chinese Sinovac vaccines against COVID-19 People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- Representatives of the Chilean government on Friday received a fourth shipment of vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac to continue the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Uruguayan president thanks China for providing COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou on Friday thanked China for its support in providing COVID-19 vaccines.
- China expected to boost military budget as tensions rise: Experts Press TV 27 Feb 2021 -- Chinese and Western security experts say Beijing is soon expected to reveal a robust increase in military budget amid rising tensions with the US and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
- CPC leadership meets to discuss draft 14th five-year plan, gov't work report People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Friday to discuss the draft 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035, as well as the draft government work report.
- Xi stresses high-quality, sustainable development of social security PLA Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed improving the social security system that covers the entire population and promoting high-quality and sustainable development of social security.
- Hong Kong's law and order restored, residents can now resume normal daily lives: official People's Daily 27 Feb 2021 -- After the enactment of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Hong Kong's law and order is restored, and residents can resume their normal daily lives, a senior HK official told a UN rights body Wednesday.
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