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'India to have capacity to inoculate about 30 crore people in 6-7 months': Harsh Vardhan

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'India to have capacity to inoculate about 30 crore people in 6-7 months': Harsh Vardhan

'India to have capacity to inoculate about 30 crore people in 6-7 months': Harsh Vardhan

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on December 19 said that in 6-7 months, India will have capacity to inoculate about 30 crore people."There have been a little over one crore cases of COVID-19 in India.

Of that, 95 lakh 50 thousand cases have recovered successfully.

India has one of the highest recovery rates in the world at 95.46%," said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

He added, "Our scientists and health experts have worked on the development of a vaccine by genome sequencing and isolation of the coronavirus and developed an indigenous vaccine.

In 6-7 months, we will have the capacity to inoculate about 30 crore people."


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