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India approves Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and local jab – Helensburgh Advertiser
The country aims to vaccinate 300 million people by August.
India has given emergency approval to the Oxford University and AstraZeneca vaccine as well as a jab developed in the country to stem the coronavirus pandemic.
Drugs Controller General doctor Venugopal G Somani said that both vaccines will be administered in two dosages.
The country’s initial immunisation plan aims to vaccinate 300 million people — health care workers, front-line staff including police and those considered vulnerable due to their age or other diseases — by August 2021.
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