China administers total of 2.045 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Aug 29

Staff members talk outside booths where people receive a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination center in Beijing

BEIJING (Reuters) - China administered about 11.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Aug. 29, bringing the total number of doses administered to 2.045 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed on Monday.

(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Kim Coghill)