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India approves two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

An undated handout picture released on November 23, 2020 shows a vial of the Covid-19 candidate vaccine, known as AZD1222, co-invented by the University of Oxford and Vaccitech, in partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. 

Photo credit: John Cairns | University of Oxford | AFP

New Delhi,

India has authorised the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and by local pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech, the country's drug regulator said Sunday.