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Pakistan to get 45 million India-made vaccine doses through GAVI

Pakistan will receive 45 million India-made Covid-19 vaccine shots this year through Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), a report in The Quint said. GAVI is a public-private global alliance that works towards improving access to vaccines in poorer countries. Out of the 45 million doses, Pakistan is set to receive 16 million free doses of Covishield manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) which will cover 20 per cent of the country's population. The first batch of vaccines is due by mid-March and the rest by the end