A healthcare worker checks the temperature and pulse rate of a resident in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India, on June 25, 2020.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 workplaces, as the country's number of reported infections passed 4.75 million.
"India is considering emergency authorisation of a Covid-19 vaccination," said Health Minister Harsh Vardhan."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.
He said no date has been set for a vaccine launch, but added results of trials should be clear by the first quarter of 2021. The comments came as the Indian health ministry reported 94 372 new Covid-19 cases and 1 114 deaths on Sunday.
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