Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the preparedness for COVID-19 vaccination programme on Saturday, it said. India hopes to inoculate 300 million of its 1.35 billion people free of charge in the first six to eight months of this year. With the highest number of infections in the world after the United States, India is developing two indigenous COVID-19 vaccines. Earlier in the day Modi said India would continue to export medicines, including vaccines, as companies have ramped up production. "The world is not only waiting for India's vaccines but is also keenly watching how India handles the world's biggest vaccination program," Modi said in an annual address to Indians overseas.

Source: bd News24 January 09, 2021 12:11 UTC