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India opens up its vaccination drive for the elderly and vulnerable groups
After six weeks of beginning its Covid-19 vaccination drive for healthcare and frontline workers, India is all set to expand it to include the general population.From March 1, the country will begin vaccinations against the novel coronavirus for those above 60 years of age, and vulnerable groups with co-morbidities aged above 45. The government estimates this section of the population to be about 270 million people, about 20% of India’s 1.3 billion.These vaccines will be administered free of cost at government-run centres, while citizens will have the option to pay for the shot if they choose to go to a private hospital or healthcare centre. Currently, the government has authorised 10,000 pu

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