CoronavirusIndia gears up for massive vaccine distribution drive
COVID warriors among first in line to receive shots targeting 300 million people
A health care worker administers Covaxin, an Indian government-backed experimental COVID-19 vaccine, during trials in the country on Nov. 26. © Reuters
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
December 13, 2020 10:48 JST
NEW DELHI -- With all eyes on its efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, India -- the world's second worst-hit country with over 9.8 million cases -- is readying a huge vaccination drive, aiming to inoculate around 300 million people by August 2021.