Modi says India set to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine, launches health mission

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Saturday, 15 Aug 2020
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FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday, also launching a national project to roll out health identities for each citizen.

In annual celebrations scaled down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Modi identified health and economic self-reliance as the key priorities for his government.

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