Modi will launch Covid- 19 vaccination drive at 10.30 am today

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a Covid- 19 vaccination drive at 10.30 am on Saturday virtually. It is a one of the world’s one of the world’s biggest Covid-19 vaccine program in India.

             This program aimed at inoculating 3 crore health and other frontline workers first, will use shots manufactured in India one developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, the other by Bharat Biotech with the country’s top clinical research body. Health workers, people over 50 and those deemed at high-risk are prioritized to receive one of the two approved vaccines.

On day one around 3, 00,000 people will receive the first of two doses. As per the official sources, they are drawing on their experience with elections and child immunization programmes for polio and tuberculosis in rolling out the vaccine.

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