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Billionth vaccine masks worrying slowdown in rollout

India this week administered its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose, but that figure masks a worrying recent slowdown in the vaccination drive. And as a share of the population, the number of fully vaccinated individuals remains low. For now, the economy still looks vulnerable to the threat of further virus outbreaks.

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