Covid update: Covaxin phase 3 trial; China locks down Hebei; UK vaccine supply

Updated on Jan 08, 2021 12:11 am IST

From Covaxin's phase 3 trial to China locking down Hebei, here are the top updates on the coronavirus pandemic. Bharat Biotech enrolled over 25,000 volunteers for the phase 3 trial of their vaccine Covaxin. Covaxin is one of the two vaccines to get DCGI nod in India. Meanwhile, Union health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan held a meeting with health ministers of states and union territories. The minister asked to stop misinformation on vaccines. Harsh Vardhan said over 30 crore people will be inoculated after vaccine roll-out. Also, China locked down the largest city in Hebei province to prevent the spread of Covid after Hebei reported 51 of 52 local cases on Thursday, as per media reports. Watch the full video for more updates on the pandemic.

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