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First Indians Vaccinated Against COVID-19 After Government OKs Two Immunisers for Emergency Use

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Last week, India carried out a a mock vaccination drill across 33 states and union territories. The country is currently the second-most-affected by the... 16.01.2021, Sputnik International

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First Indians Vaccinated Against COVID-19 After Government OKs Two Immunisers for Emergency Use

07:09 GMT 16.01.2021 (Updated: 10:30 GMT 19.07.2022)

© AP Photo / Altaf QadriHealth workers shift a box containing the COVID-19 vaccine from a vehicle to a cold storage at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital in New Delhi, India, 12 January 2021. On 16 January, India will start mass-inoculating an estimated 30 million doctors, nurses and other front line workers, before attention turns to around 270 million people who are either over 50 years of age or have co-morbidities.

Health workers shift a box containing the COVID-19 vaccine from a vehicle to a cold storage at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital in New Delhi, India, 12 January 2021. On 16 January, India will start mass-inoculating an estimated 30 million doctors, nurses and other front line workers, before attention turns to around 270 million people who are either over 50 years of age or have co-morbidities. - Sputnik International

Last week, India carried out a a mock vaccination drill across 33 states and union territories. The country is currently the second-most-affected by the pandemic in terms of cases and has had the third-highest number of fatalities.

Sputnik is live from New Delhi as Indians are lining up to get the first vaccine shots as the nation has kicked off a nationwide vaccine roll-out.

Healthcare workers, police officers, military, municipal servants and senior citizens will be among those eligible to receive a Covishield or Covaxin shot.

The two vaccines received emergency use authorisation from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on 3 January.

Covishield was manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India and has been developed by Oxford, while Covaxin was developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech.

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