Massive India Vaccine Program Boosted by Modi Receiving Shot
- Almost 21 million inoculated, up from 5.8 million a month ago
- Indian firms such as Reliance are paying for employees’ shots
Narendra Modi is administered a COVID-19 vaccine in New Delhi, India, on March 1.
Source: Prime Minister of India Narendra
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Following a sluggish start, India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive -- one of the world’s biggest -- has jumped nearly four-fold after the country opened it up to more people and got a crucial public endorsement from the inoculation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.