BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China always puts the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines first, a spokesperson for the annual session of the country's top political advisory body said Wednesday.

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China's technical standards of application for market rollout and conditional market approval meet requirements of the World Health Organization and a number of developed countries, said Guo Weimin, spokesperson for the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at a press conference.

China's COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for use in many other countries, with some foreign leaders taking the lead in vaccination, Guo added.