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India considers emergency authorisation of vaccine as Covid-19 cases surge

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India said on Sunday it was considering granting an emergency authorisation for a Covid-19 vaccine, particularly for the elderly and people in high-risk work places, as the country's number of reported infectionspassed 4.75 million.

Mumbai - India said on Sunday it was considering granting an emergency authorisation for a Covid-19 vaccine, particularly for the elderly and people in high-risk work places, as the country's number of reported infectionspassed 4.75 million.

"If there is a consensus we may go ahead with it, especially in the case of senior citizens and people working in high-risk settings." "A vaccine expert group has been established recently by the government to look into various issues related to the delivery of vaccines to vulnerable populations,"

 

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