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Time to put vaccines at medical stores to beat Covid wave? Top doctors answer

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Time to put vaccines at medical stores to beat Covid wave? Top doctors answer

Time to put vaccines at medical stores to beat Covid wave? Top doctors answer

With the second wave of Covid-19 infections putting pressure on India's healthcare infrastructure, top doctors comment on how the government can update its vaccination strategy.

Doctors Jalil Parkar and Amit Thadhani spoke on the need to widen the vaccination net, and also include the private sector to a greater degree.

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