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2021.09.23 00:45 GMT+8

India to target children for COVID-19 vaccine starting in October

Updated 2021.09.23 00:45 GMT+8
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Indian Health workers wait in line to receive a Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine in Mumbai, India on January 16, 2021, Imtiyaz Shaikh/Getty Images

All Indian children aged 12 or older will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations from next month when drugmaker Cadila Healthcare launches its ZyCoV-D product, Reuters reported, citing sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

The world's first DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, ZyCoV-D won emergency authorization from Indian regulators last month. From October, the company, better known as Zydus Cadila, will produce 10 million doses a month.

(With input from agencies)

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