INDIA SELECTING 300 MILLION PEOPLE FOR COVID VACCINE: India is identifying 300 million people who will receive the initial dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the Times of India newspaper reported on Saturday. Priority will be given to workers in high-risk sectors such as police, health-care, sanitation, elderly people and those with co-morbidities, the report said, citing officials it didn't identify. The shots, which will include a booster dose, are planned for the initial phase once a vaccine is approved for use, according to the report.
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