NEW DELHI -- With an ambitious goal to inoculate its entire adult population of more than 940 million by the end of the year, India is focusing on stepping up vaccine production even as a deadly second wave of COVID-19 has abated in recent weeks.
Modi calls vaccination 'best hope,' aiming to inoculate all adults by year-end
Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, called Covaxin in New Delhi on Jan. 16. © Reuters
NEW DELHI -- With an ambitious goal to inoculate its entire adult population of more than 940 million by the end of the year, India is focusing on stepping up vaccine production even as a deadly second wave of COVID-19 has abated in recent weeks.