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India to roll out world s biggest vaccination drive against COVID-19
India on Saturday rolled out the world s biggest vaccination programme with over 3 lakh healthcare workers to be inoculated on the first day of the much-anticipated drive against coronavirus which the Centre said is probably the beginning of the end of COVID-19. A total of 3,006 session sites across all states and union territories were virtually connected during the launch at 10.30 am by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and around 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated at each session site.
Jaipur s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College Principal Sudhir Bhandari will be the first person in Rajasthan to be given the shot, while in Madhya Pradesh, a hospital security guard and an attender will be among the first to get the jab, officials of these states said on Friday.
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PM Modi launches India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive cautions people against lowering their guard, says taking two doses is ‘important’
PM Modi launches India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive cautions people against lowering their guard, says taking two doses is ‘important’
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Today, Prime Minister Modi launched the world s biggest COVID-19 vaccination programme in India.
Over 3 lakh healthcare workers will be inoculated on the first day of the much-anticipated drive.
Modi reminded people that they should not lower their guard after the first dose of vaccine and the second dose is necessary for the body to develop immunity against the virus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (January 16) launched the
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The vaccination drive will be launched by PM Modi soon, setting off the country on the path towards overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid vaccination drive, covering the entire length and breadth of India, will inoculate 3 crore healthcare and frontline workers with two locally-manufactured shots
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India begins one of the world s largest Covid-19 vaccination programme on Saturday, hoping to end a pandemic that has killed 1,51,918 people in the country and ravaged the economy.
PM Modi wll launch the coronavorus vaccine drive at 10:30 am today.
New Delhi: The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10:30 am today, setting off India on the path towards overcoming the pandemic that has upended lives, ravaged the economy and unleashed unprecedented suffering over the last 12 months. One of the world s biggest vaccination programmes aimed at inoculating 3 crore health and other frontline workers first, it 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.
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A total of 3,006 session sites across all states and union territories will be virtually connected during the launch at 10.30 am by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and around 100 beneficiaries will be vaccinated at each session site.