Virus Outbreak: India holds nationwide vaccine drills
AFP, NEW DELHI
India yesterday staged nationwide drills to start one of the world’s biggest COVID-17 vaccination programs as the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine.
An Indian government panel on Friday recommended emergency use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University shot and the first injections could be given in the coming week after the Drugs Control Authority of India gives final approval.
India, which has more than 10.2 million infection cases has set a target of inoculating 300 million of its 1.3 billion people by the middle of this year.
Serum Institute of India, the world’s biggest vaccine producer, has already stockpiled tens of millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s Covishield ready for the campaign and 96,000 health workers have been trained for the inoculation drive.
India approves AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, stages nationwide drill
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02/01/2021 - 08:27 India is staging a test run before starting one of the world s biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes Noah SEELAM AFP 3 min India has staged nationwide drills to start one of the world s biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes as the drug regulator approved the country s first vaccine, AstraZeneca s Covishield. Advertising
New Delhi (AFP)
A government panel on Friday recommended emergency use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University shot and the first injections could be given in the coming week after the Drugs Control Authority of India gives its final approval.
India, which has the world s second highest number of pandemic cases more than 10.2 million has set an ambitious target of inoculating 300 million of its 1.3 billion people by mid-2021.
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Batches of the newly approved coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca have started arriving at hospitals ahead of the jab s rollout on Monday.
Saturday, 02 Jan 2021 06:25 PM MYT
A health official and a volunteer (right) take part in dry run or a mock drill for Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine delivery at a health centre in New Delhi on January 2, 2021. ― AFP-Relaxnews pic
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NEW DELHI, Jan 2 ― India today staged nationwide drills to start one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes as the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine.
A government panel yesterday recommended emergency use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University shot and the first injections could be given in the coming week after the Drugs Control Authority of India gives final approval.