India Covaxin: Some Bhopal slum residents thought they were being vaccinated against Covid-19 but were part of clinical trials CNN 2/26/2021 By Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN © Himanshu Vyas/Hindustan Times/Getty Images A priest performs prayer rituals on a carton containing the first consignment of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin vaccine.
The white van arrived in slum areas of Bhopal, a city in central India, blasting a message over the speaker system that seemed too good to refuse: Come and take the coronavirus vaccine and get 750 rupees ($10).
Locals who recalled hearing it back in December said they scrambled to take up the offer 750 rupees was about twice what they d usually earn for a day s hard labor. And many had struggled to work at all during the pandemic.
More than a dozen slum residents in an Indian city say they thought they were being vaccinated They were part of clinical trials
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