BEIJING - Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech SVA.O has supplied 160 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to 18 countries and regions, including China, its chief executive officer Yin Weidong said on Monday.

Over 70 million doses of the vaccine have already been administered globally, Yin said at an academic conference in Beijing.

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