"As of December 10, more than 1.162 billion people have fully completed the vaccination process in China, which is more than 82.5% of the country's population," TASS quoted him as saying.

It is noted that more than 120 million people in China received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Earlier, Chinese scientists have discovered a monoclonal antibody 35B5, capable of neutralizing various strains of coronavirus, it can become the basis for creating a universal vaccine.