As India gears up for a massive vaccination drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country is ready with two `Made in India` coronavirus vaccines to save the humanity.
On January 3, two vaccines – Bharat Biotech`s Covaxin and Oxford-AstraZeneca`s Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute of India were approved for `restricted emergency use`. Several other vaccines are in the pipeline and are conducting trials. This vaccination drive is slated to begin by January 13.
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“Earlier, India used to import PPE kits, masks, ventilators and testing kits from outside, but today it is self-reliant. Today, India is ready with two `Made in India` Covid-19 vaccines to save the humanity,” Modi said at the 16th `Pravasi Bharatiya Divas` convention.
The Central government plans to vaccinate nearly 30 crore people in the first phase of drive. It will be offered to one crore healthcare workers, along with 2 crore frontline and essential workers and 27 crore elderly, mostly above the age of 50 years with comorbidities.
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It will be first offered to one crore healthcare workers and two crore frontline workers for `free`, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had announced recently. <br /><br />
Several dry-runs have been conducted prior to the commencement of the inoculation drive.
