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New Delhi, Jan 15: India is set to begin the much awaited COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16. Two indigenously developed coronavirus vaccines Covishield and Covaxin will be administered to nearly 3 crore healthcare and frontline workers both in government and private sectors during the first phase.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday at 10.30 am. This will be the world’s largest vaccination program covering the entire length and breadth of India.
The vaccination programme will use Co-WIN, an online digital platform developed by the government. The QR code-based vaccination certificate will only be generated…