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India gives out 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses on prime minister's birthday

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India gave out 25 million doses during a special COVID-19 vaccination drive organized on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.

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The campaign took place Friday as Modi turned 71. The country’s health ministry said Saturday the special drive had raised India’s overall vaccinations to more than 790 million.

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called the feat “a golden chapter … written in the history of the

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-sept18-2021-1.6181116?cmp=rss.

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