DNA Special: Is China ahead of India in vaccinating its citizens?
DNA Special: Is China ahead of India in vaccinating its citizens?
India stands at third number in the whole world in terms of vaccination so far, while China is at number one.
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Updated: Jun 2, 2021, 06:37 AM IST
There is a lot of politics in our country about vaccine at this time. The opposition alleges that the central government has failed in the management of the vaccine and the availability of the vaccine to the people.
India stands at third number in the whole world in terms of vaccination so far, while China is at number one. India has administered over 21 crore doses, while China has claimed that it had administered 54 crore vaccine doses.
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DCGI said the requirement of conducting post approval bridging clinical trials and requirement of testing of every batch of vaccine by the CDL can be exempted, if the vaccine lot/batch is certified and released by National Control Laboratory of country of