Photos: India begins its Covid-19 vaccination drive
India, which has the highest number of Covid-19 cases after the United States, began to vaccinate its population, starting with
India, which has the highest number of Covid-19 cases after the United States, began to vaccinate its population, starting with around 300 million people aimed to be inoculated in the first six to eight months of the year. Some 30 million healthcare and other frontline workers are first in line in the program which began today using the Covishield and Covaxin shots, followed by about 270 million people older than 50 or deemed high-risk because of pre-existing medical conditions.
Published on Jan 16, 2021 06:02 PM IST 8 Photos
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Marking its feat in the history of disease outbreaks, India on January 16 started the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination drive where it will see the administration of the drug in 300,000 million healthcare workers.(Amal KS / HT Photo)
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A nurse (R), performs rituals to a box containing Covid-19 vaccines upon its arrival at a government Hospital in Ahmedabad on January 16. Marking its feat in the history of disease outbreaks, India on January 16 started the world's largest Covid-19 vaccination drive where it will see the administration of the drug in 300,000 million healthcare workers.(Ajit Solanki / AP Photo)
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A staff member of the Rajawadi Hospital holds the first token to be given to a health worker to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Mumbai on January 16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the program with a speech addressing more than 3,000 centres across India, where the first shots were to be given.(Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
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A medical worker displays a Covishield vaccine vial at the government Rajaji hospital in Madurai on January 16. The inoculation campaign across the world’s second-most populous country will showcase whether Covid-19 can be swiftly tamed in nations with disjointed health and transportation networks.( Arun Sankar / AFP)
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