Covid-19 vaccines safe: China

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Covid-19 vaccines are safe and have been given to leaders of the state and ruling Communist Party, officials said on Saturday, as Beijing steps up efforts to allay public concerns about safety that risk hampering its vaccination drive. "China's state and Party leaders have all been vaccinated against Covid-19 with domestically-made shots," said Zeng Yixin, deputy head of the National Health Commission.

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2,39,46,022
Total number of active cases Worldwide as of Saturday

64,01,584
Total no of deaths worldwide

54,37,61,526
Patients recovered worldwide as of Saturday

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