Massive Vaccine Drive Starts in India Despite Safety Doubts Bloomberg 1/18/2021 Chris Kay, Ragini Saxena and Dhwani Pandya
(Bloomberg) Health-workers flashed victory signs after being given coronavirus vaccines, while top officials sought to dispel fears about the shots as India kicked off one of the largest inoculation drives in the world on Saturday, setting in motion a complex plan to stem still rising infections across the nation of more than 1.3 billion people.
At hospitals and vaccination centers in major Indian cities from Mumbai to New Delhi a total of 224,301 people received vaccines over the weekend, according to data released by the federal health ministry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the program with a speech addressing more than 3,300 centers across India, where the first shots were given.
Covid-19 vaccine export: Health minister to chair meeting tomorrow
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a vial of Covid-19 vaccine
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The meeting comes amid the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout
India was able to vaccinate 2,07,229 frontline workers on Saturday the first day of the drive
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will meet officials of Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Pharmaceuticals on Monday to discuss the export of Covid-19 vaccination, the government said on Sunday.
The meeting comes amid the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, which is being called the world s biggest inoculation drive against the pandemic.
India s Vaccine Drive, One Of World s Biggest, Crash Course For Nations India s Vaccine Drive, One Of World s Biggest, Crash Course For Nations At hospitals and vaccination centers across major cities from Mumbai to New Delhi tens of thousands of key front-line workers are expected to line up to receive and administer the first vaccines.
Plans drawn up by the health ministry outline steps to vaccinate 300 million people
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India launched one of the world s largest coronavirus vaccination drives on Saturday, setting in motion a complex deployment plan aimed at stemming the wide spread of infections across a nation of more than 1.3 billion people.
Massive Vaccine Drive Starts in India Despite Safety Doubts
Bloomberg 1/18/2021 Chris Kay, Ragini Saxena and Dhwani Pandya
(Bloomberg) Health-workers flashed victory signs after being given coronavirus vaccines, while top officials sought to dispel fears about the shots as India kicked off one of the largest inoculation drives in the world on Saturday, setting in motion a complex plan to stem still rising infections across the nation of more than 1.3 billion people.
At hospitals and vaccination centers in major Indian cities from Mumbai to New Delhi a total of 224,301 people received vaccines over the weekend, according to data released by the federal health ministry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the program with a speech addressing more than 3,300 centers across India, where the first shots were given.