India makes plans to vaccinate its vast population
The government has set aside about $7bn to fight Covid-19 in the world’s second most populous country
22 October 2020 - 15:32
New Delhi — India’s government has set aside about 500-billion rupees ($7bn) to vaccinate the world’s second most populous country against the coronavirus, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration estimates an all-in cost of $6-$7 per person in the nation of 1.3-billion, the people said, asking not to be identified as the details are private. The money provisioned so far is for the financial year ending March 31 2021 and there will be no shortage of further funds for this purpose, they added...
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