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epa09533912 Indian health workers arrive to vaccinate residents against the COVID-19 coronavirus disease at a residential area as part of a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination campaign, in Chennai, India, 20 October 2021. India is all set to reach the 1 billion mark in administering COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days, after India launched its vaccination drive on 16 January this year. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country on 19 October 2021 crossed 990 million. (KEYSTONE/EPA/IDREES MOHAMMED)