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A child receives a vaccination at a community health center in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, April 25. Photo: VCG
Doses administered fell below 400 million for the first time since 2013, forcing domestic manufacturers to pivot toward adult immunizations and overseas markets to offset the demographic shock
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