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Watch: 2 TMC MLAs jump queue, take vaccine jabs in Burdwan

The world's biggest inoculation programme against the novel coronavirus infection has started in India as the country began vaccinating its high-risk healthcare workers. The vaccination drive has been planned in a phased manner, identifying priority groups.

The first phase of India's coronavirus vaccination drive started at 11 am across several cities in India. The coronavirus vaccination drive was launched by PM Narendra Modi at 10:30 am via video conferencing.

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