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India to begin Covid-19 vaccination program next week 1 minute read
New Delhi, Jan 9 (efe-epa).- India will begin an anti-coronavirus massive vaccination campaign on 16 January with workers in key sectors in the fight against the pandemic being prioritized during the first phase of the rollout, the government said Saturday.
“On 16th January, India takes a landmark step forward in fighting Covid-19. Starting that day, India’s nation-wide vaccination drive begins,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter.
“Priority will be given to our brave doctors, healthcare workers, frontline workers including Safai Karamcharis (cleaning workers),” the premier added.
The announcement came after the Indian authorities on Sunday approved “the restricted use for strict emergency” of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield and Covaxin, developed by the Indian Bharat Biotech Laboratory and the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR).