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New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 16, 2021 10:07 IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) gave its approval to AstraZeneca and Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use,
A WHO statement said it had approved the vaccine as produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio and the Serum Institute of India.
The authorisation will allow SII, one of the world's biggest vaccine maker, to begin supplies of the Oxford vaccine to the WHO-backed COVAX initiative. Some 190 countries have joined the programme, which was established to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines.
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