India Covid vaccination

A health official draws a dose of the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka Jan 29, 2021. REUTERS/FILE
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India to give free Covid booster doses to adults for 75 days

Until now, only frontline workers, health workers and people above 60 years were eligible for free booster doses. Others had to pay for it

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India's expanding Covid-19 vaccination programme set to achieve new milestones

Indian drug regulator okays Covaxin for 6-12 year olds, Corbevax for 5-12 bracket
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Indian drug regulator okays Covaxin for 6-12 year olds, Corbevax for 5-12 bracket

Health workers collect swab samples during a rapid antigen testing campaign for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a railway station in Mumbai, India, January 13, 2022. Photo: Reuters
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India says 75% of its adult population fully vaccinated against Covid