As countries around the world are increasingly betting on vaccination campaigns to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, China has carved out a unique path that has successfully reinforced its defense against the virus. The country has produced billions of self-developed vaccines for its 1.4 billion population and for export and donations to the rest of the world as a public good. The following infographics show the development of China's vaccination program.

China's vaccination campaign

China's vaccine manufacturers

China's vaccine exports and donations

(Graphics: Chen Yuyang, Li Jingjie, Xing Cheng)

(Cover: A sample of the COVID-19 inactivated vaccine is seen at a vaccine production plant of the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2020. /Xinhua)