On September 19, population expert Huang Wenzheng published an article refuting National Health Commission Director Lei Haichao's statement that the labor force is sufficient. He pointed out that 8-million annual births cannot sustain long-term scale and warned of a demographic collapse in 20 years without substantial improvements in fertility support. The article was subsequently deleted.
On September 14, official media reported that the National Health Commission is revising the Blood Donation Law, proposing to raise the upper age limit for blood donation from 55 to 65 years and shorten the donation interval from 6 months to 3 months, sparking widespread online discussion and jokes.
On September 14, Lei Haichao, Director of the National Health Commission, stated that in the face of negative population growth, the fundamentals of China's total population remain unchanged. He proposed actively promoting views on marriage and childbearing, resisting negative views on marriage and childbearing, and simultaneously promoting the integration of childcare and preschool education while reducing the costs of giving birth and raising children.
On September 14, at a press conference, Lei Haichao, director of the National Health Commission, stated that China's total population is 1.405 billion and that it will long maintain its status as a populous country in the world, while acknowledging that the population has declined for 4 consecutive years and that newborns have dropped from the tens of millions to the millions.
China’s National Health Commission has required that logistics personnel at hospitals be kept to 15%, and the hospitals concerned are facing demands to control their spending accordingly.
China's National Health Commission held a press conference to address claims circulating on social media that COVID-19 in August is caused by a new and more severe strain.
China’s National Health Commission stated at a press conference that flu vaccination will gradually be launched in various regions in September.
It has been pointed out that the 2026 medical school admission cutoff scores were significantly lowered.
According to data from the National Health Commission, the blood donation rate among medical workers in China has reached 55%, and staff at blood stations donate blood an average of three times a year.