BEIJING — China's annual COVID-19 vaccine production capacity has reached 7 billion doses, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The country's latest capacity was announced on Dec 20 by MIIT Minister Xiao Yaqing at a national work conference in Beijing.

More than 2.68 billion vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Dec 19, data from the National Health Commission showed.