India to launch world’s largest vaccine drive this weekend

India has endured one of the largest outbreaks of COVID-19 globally. Now, it’s gearing up to go big with its vaccine campaign, vaccinating some 300 million people in the coming months. After preparations and test runs, the country will kick off vaccinations tomorrow morning. The World’s Elana Gordon has more on the details of the rollout, the scientific concerns and why the country has been able to scale up so fast.

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