NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will stick to its schedule of giving two doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine, a senior government adviser said on Tuesday. "Ind.
India scrapped local trials for "well-established" foreign coronavirus vaccines on Thursday as it tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout, with a government official saying Pfizer shots could arrive by July.
India scraps local trials for Covid shots Published: 10:11 PM, May 27, 2021
A woman receives vaccine at a drive-in vaccination kiosk in Ahmedabad on Thursday. AFP SHARE
NEW DELHI: India scrapped local trials for well-established foreign coronavirus vaccines on Thursday as it tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout, with a government official saying Pfizer shots could arrive by July.
The world s second-most populous country this month recorded its highest monthly Covid-19 death toll since the pandemic began last year, accounting for just over a third of the overall total.
India reported 211,298 new infections on Thursday, the world s highest daily rise, but nearly half the daily infections it recorded earlier this month.
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